How to say Your Phone Number and Address in Japanese: A Complete Guide

Knowing how to tell someone your phone number and address in Japanese is crucial for effective communication, especially in social or professional contexts. Whether you’re making new friends, arranging a meeting, or providing contact information, being able to convey this information clearly is essential. In this lesson, we will explore the phrases and formats used to state your phone number and address in Japanese, along with helpful tips and cultural considerations. Join us as we dive into this important aspect of Japanese communication!

Phone number in Japanese
Address in Japanese
Regions of Japan
Prefectures of Japan

Phone number in Japanese

What’s your phone number?	でんわばんごうはなんばんですか。	denwa bangō wa nan bandesuka.
0	ゼロ	zero
–	の	no

If you want to say 080-7788-9900 in Japanese, it would be:

ゼロ、はち、ゼロ、の、なな、なな、はち、はち、の、きゅう、きゅう、ゼロ、ゼロ。(zero, hachi, zero, no, nana, nana, nana, hachi, hachi, no, kyū, kyū, zero, zero)

Address in Japanese

住所 (jūsho) : Address
〒 : 郵便番号 (yūbin bangō) : Zip code

The symbol 〒 represents 郵便番号 (yūbinbango) in Japanese, meaning “zip code” or “postal code.” It is commonly used in addresses to indicate the postal code area. You will also see this symbol at the post office.

Here is an example of how to write and read a Japanese address.

東京タワー : tōkyō tawā

〒105-0011（ichi, zero, go, no, zero, zero, ichi, ichi）

東京都港区芝公園4-2-8　(tōkyō to, minatoku, shiba kōen, 4-2-8)

東京都 (Tōkyō-to): Tokyo Metropolis (the prefecture)
港区 (Minato-ku): Minato Ward (the city/ward)
芝公園 (Shiba Kōen): Shiba Park (the area/neighborhood)
4-2-8: The building number, with 4 as the block number, 2 as the house number, and 8 as the specific unit or apartment number.

電話番号 (denwa bangō) : 03-3433-5111（zero, san, no, san, yon, san, san, no, go, ichi, ichi, ichi）

Regions of Japan

北海道 (ほっかいどう, Hokkaidō)
東北地方 (とうほくちほう, Tōhoku chihō)
関東地方 (かんとうちほう, Kantō chihō)
中部地方 (ちゅうぶちほう, Chūbu chihō)
関西地方 (かんさいちほう, Kansai chihō)
中国地方 (ちゅうごくちほう, Chūgoku chihō)
四国地方 (しこくちほう, Shikoku chihō)
九州地方 (きゅうしゅうちほう, Kyūshū chihō)

Prefectures of Japan

Prefecture : 都道府県（とどうふけん, todōfuken）

都 (to): This comes from “Tokyo-to” (東京都).
道 (dō): This part comes from “Hokkaido” (北海道).
府 (fu): This comes from “Kyoto-fu” (京都府) and “Osaka-fu” (大阪府).
県 (ken): This is used for all the other prefectures that are not Tokyo, Hokkaido, Kyoto, or Osaka. For example, “Nara-ken” (奈良県) uses this term.