Translation guide
The act of writing something on the outside or top of a document, letter, or object, such as an address or heading.
The recipient's address written on the outside of a mail item.
The most common word for the address written on an envelope or package. Refers specifically to the recipient's name and address.
封筒に宛名を書く。
Write the address on the envelope.
Refers to the destination address, often used in a more functional sense, like on forms or in digital contexts.
宛先を確認してください。
Please check the address.
A title or heading written at the top of a document, prescription, or official paper.
A general term for the title or heading of a document, book, or article.
書類の表題を記入する。
Fill in the title of the document.
Similar to 表題, often used in formal or academic contexts for a heading or title.
Literally 'overwriting', can refer to a superscription or something written on top of a document, but less common for this meaning.
Words written or engraved on the surface of an object, like a monument or coin.
An inscription, often engraved, on a monument, stone, or artifact.
石碑に銘が刻まれている。
An inscription is carved on the stone monument.
A stamped or engraved mark, often used for seals or official marks on objects.
The part of a prescription that includes the patient's information and the symbol ℞.
A descriptive phrase meaning 'the upper part of a prescription', used in medical contexts.
処方箋の上部記載には患者の名前が書かれている。
The patient's name is written in the superscription of the prescription.
論文の標題を決める。
Decide on the title of the thesis.
封筒に上書きをする。
Write the superscription on the envelope.
指輪に刻印がある。
There is an inscription on the ring.