Japanese word

メールアドレス

Pronunciation

Romajimēruadoresu

Meaning

  • nounemail address

Example

メールアドレスを教えてください。mē ru a do re su o oshi e te ku da sa i

Please tell me your email address.

Illustration for メールアドレス (email address)

More examples

新しいメールアドレスを登録しました。atara shi i mē ru a do re su o tō roku shi ma shi ta

I registered a new email address.

Core concept

Points to a specific account or destination in an electronic messaging system.

Common phrases

  • メールアドレスを教えるmē ru a do re su o oshi e ru

    give an email address

  • メールアドレスを聞くmē ru a do re su o ki ku

    ask for an email address

  • メールアドレスを交換するmē ru a do re su o kō kan su ru

    exchange email addresses

Similar words

メアドmeado: A casual shortened form for an email address.
アドレスadoresu: A shortened term that can mean an email address in a messaging context.

Definition in Japanese

電子メールの送信先や利用者を識別するための記号や文字の組み合わせ。den shi mē ru no sō shin saki ya ri yō sha o shiki betsu su ru ta me no ki gō ya moji no ku mi a wa se

Word origin

The Japanese term メールアドレス (mēru adoresu) combines メール (mēru, "email"), borrowed from the English word mail, with アドレス (adoresu, "address"), borrowed from English address.

Usage tips

  • English usually uses email address rather than mail address because mail alone can also mean physical letters.

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