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番地 (ばんち) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

番ばん地ち

ば

ん

ち

Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

noun

house number; lot number; address number

Refers to the numbered part of an address, often the lot or house-number portion. Common in forms and address-writing instructions such as 番地まで書く.

申もうし込こみ書しょには住じゅう所しょを番ばん地ちまで書かいてください。
Please write your address on the application form down to the house number.
この住じゅう所しょは番ばん地ちが抜

ぬ

け

て

い

ます

。

The house number is missing from this address.

Kanji

番turn, number in a series
地ground, earth

Similar words

住じゅう所しょ
住所 means the whole address; 番地 is the numbered part within an address.
番ばん号ごう
番号 is a general number or identifier; 番地 is specifically an address or lot number.
号ごう
号 can mark a building or unit number in Japanese addresses; 番地 usually refers to the lot or house-number portion before it.

Etymology

A Sino-Japanese compound written with 番, associated with numbering or order, and 地, land or place. The compound conventionally refers to numbered land or address locations.