郵便番号

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 郵便番号 is a noun read ゆうびんばんごう, meaning a postal code or ZIP code used with an address for mail sorting.
• Basic usage: It can be written alongside an address or corrected when a digit is missing from a form.
  • 封筒に住所と郵便番号を丁寧に書きました。 says that the address and postal code were carefully written on the envelope; 申込書の郵便番号が一桁抜けていたので直しました。 says that a missing digit in the form's postal code was corrected.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• 住所と郵便番号
  • と joins the two pieces of information written on the envelope.
• 一桁抜けていた
  • 一桁 specifies that exactly one digit was missing.
• 郵便番号 and 住所
  • 郵便番号 is the routing code for a postal area, while 住所 is the written street or location address.