不在連絡票(ふざいれんらくひょう)

ふざいれんらくひょう
noun
missed delivery notice; absence notification slip
colloquialcommunication
1. missed delivery notice; absence notification slip
A slip left by a delivery driver when the recipient is not home. It contains information for scheduling a redelivery, including a tracking number and contact details.
不在連絡票(ふざいれんらくひょう)がポストに入(はい)っていた。
A missed delivery notice was in the mailbox.
I called the number on the missed delivery notice and requested redelivery.
最近(さいきん)は不在連絡票(ふざいれんらくひょう)のQRコードから再配達(さいはいたつ)の手続(てつづ)きができるようになった。
Recently, you can arrange redelivery through the QR code on the missed delivery notice.

Composed of 不在(ふざい) (absence), 連絡(れんらく) (contact, notification), and 票(ひょう) (slip, form). A very practical term for daily life in Japan, where package delivery is extremely common.

Most delivery companies in Japan (宅配便(たくはいびん)) leave this slip and allow redelivery scheduling by phone, internet, or app.

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