Refers to the written address on a letter, parcel, or the intended destination. Common in postal contexts.
Please write the address on the envelope.
The address was wrong, and the letter came back.
Standard kanji spelling for 'address' or 'destination' on mail.
Alternate kanji; very rare.
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; less common but still seen.
Variant with okurigana; rarely used.
Alternate kanji; very rare.
Formed from 宛て, “address or destination,” and 所, “place,” with ところ voiced to どころ in the compound.