noun
Refers to the written address on a letter, parcel, or the intended destination. Common in postal contexts.
封筒に宛所を書いてください。
Please write the address on the envelope.
宛所が間違っていて、手紙が戻ってきた。
The address was wrong, and the letter came back.
Alternate kanji; very rare.
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; less common but still seen.
Variant with okurigana; rarely used.
Alternate kanji; very rare.
Compound of 宛て (ate, 'addressing') + 所 (tokoro/dokoro, 'place'). The reading あてしょ is a contraction of あてどころ.