noun
Japanese postal symbol
Refers to the symbol 〒, used to indicate post offices and postal codes in Japan. Also known as 郵便マーク.
See also: 郵便マーク
郵便記号の〒は、日本郵便のシンボルです。
The postal symbol 〒 is the symbol of Japan Post.
地図で郵便局を探すときは、〒の郵便記号を目印にしてください。
When looking for a post office on a map, use the 〒 postal symbol as a landmark.
Synonym; 郵便マーク is a more colloquial term for the same symbol.
Compound of 郵便 (postal) and 記号 (symbol). The symbol 〒 itself is derived from the katakana テ (te) from 逓信省 (Teishinshō, the former Ministry of Communications).