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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.
集合ポストを確認した。
I checked the communal mailbox.
集合ポストに郵便が届いていた。
There was mail in the communal mailbox.
集合ポストの鍵を忘れてしまった。
I forgot my mailbox key.
集合ポスト 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.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 集合ポストの鍵 (mailbox key)
- 集合ポストを開ける (to open the mailbox)
- 集合ポストエリア (mailbox area)
RELATED TERMS:
- 郵便ポスト: mailbox (for sending)
- 郵便受け: mail slot
- 宅配ボックス: delivery locker