Japanese symbol for “address”
住所
じゅうしょ
Romaji: juusho
address (of a home, business, etc.); residence; domicile
In Japanese, address is 住所, read じゅうしょ (juusho).
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Meanings
- n address (of a home, business, etc.); residence; domicile
Written forms: 住所、住処. Readings: じゅうしょ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “address”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 話しかける | はなしかける hanashikakeru | to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone) |
| 講演 | こうえん kouen | lecture; address; speech |
| 演説 | えんぜつ enzetsu | speech; address |
| 呼びかける | よびかける yobikakeru | to call out to; to hail; to address |
| 住居 | じゅうきょ juukyo | dwelling; house; residence |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 住民 | じゅうみん juumin | inhabitant; resident; citizen |
| 住宅 | じゅうたく juutaku | residence; housing; residential building |
| 移住 | いじゅう ijuu | migration; move; emigration |
| 居住 | きょじゅう kyojuu | residence; living (at, in); abode |
| 住居 | じゅうきょ juukyo | dwelling; house; residence |
| 場所 | ばしょ basho | place; location; spot |
| 事務所 | じむしょ jimusho | office |
| 所有 | しょゆう shoyuu | possession; ownership |
See also: Chinese symbol for “address”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.