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VocabJLPT N1

house number

Noun

Definitions

1. house number
2. address

This noun refers to the numbered designation assigned to a specific plot of land within a city block, used as part of a Japanese address. Japanese addresses work by narrowing down location from large area to small, and this number helps identify a precise location within a block. When writing or reading an address in Japan, you will find this component after the block number.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

Now, is there a consistent rule for entering house numbers?

Sentence 2

The prefecture commented that it would "move quickly to finalize house number boundaries."

Sentence 3

Please enter the house number using single-byte digits on the application form.

Sentence 4

Ugh, I left the note with the house number at home!

Sentence 5

Strangely, the house number was the only thing vivid in my dream.