(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)ポスト確認(かくにん)した
I checked the communal mailbox.
集合(しゅうごう)ポスト郵便(ゆうびん)(とど)いていた
There was mail in the communal mailbox.
集合(しゅうごう)ポスト(かぎ)(わす)れてしまった。
I forgot my mailbox key.

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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