集合(しゅうごう)ポスト

しゅうごうぽすと
noun
communal mailbox; apartment mailboxes
building
1. communal mailbox; apartment mailboxes
A shared mail collection area in an apartment building where individual mailboxes for each unit are grouped together, typically near the entrance.
集合(しゅうごう)ポストを確認(かくにん)した。
I checked the communal mailbox.
集合(しゅうごう)ポストに郵便(ゆうびん)が届(とど)いていた。
There was mail in the communal mailbox.
集合(しゅうごう)ポストの鍵(かぎ)を忘(わす)れてしまった。
I forgot my mailbox key.

Usage

集合(しゅうごう)ポスト is standard in Japanese apartment buildings. Each unit has its own locked mailbox within the communal area, which is usually located near the building entrance.

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