addressing; writing an address
Refers to the act of writing the recipient's name and address on an envelope, package, or similar item.
年賀状の宛名書きに時間がかかった。
Addressing the New Year's cards took a long time.
彼は宛名書きを間違えて、手紙が戻ってきた。
He made a mistake in addressing the envelope, and the letter was returned.
Similar, but 住所書き focuses on writing the address in general, not necessarily the recipient's name.
Standard kanji spelling.
Common variant with 宛 replaced by kana.
Compound of 宛名 (address) and 書き (writing), from 書く (to write).