受取人(うけとりにん)

うけとりにん
noun
recipient; addressee; payee
1. recipient; addressee; payee
The person who receives something, such as a package, letter, payment, or insurance benefit. Used in postal, financial, and legal contexts.
受取人(うけとりにん)の名前(なまえ)を書(か)いてください。
Please write the recipient's name.
保険金(ほけんきん)の受取人(うけとりにん)を変更(へんこう)する。
To change the insurance beneficiary.
荷物(にもつ)は受取人(うけとりにん)本人(ほんにん)にしか渡(わた)せません。
The package can only be handed to the recipient in person.

受取人(うけとりにん) is the person designated to receive something — a package, letter, payment, or insurance benefit.

WORD FORMATION:
受取(うけとり) (receipt) + 人(にん) (person)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 受取人(うけとりにん)の住所(じゅうしょ) (recipient's address)
  • 受取人(うけとりにん)を指定(してい)する (to designate a recipient)
  • 受取人(うけとりにん)不在(ふざい) (recipient not home)
  • 保険金(ほけんきん)の受取人(うけとりにん) (insurance beneficiary)

OPPOSITE:
差出人(さしだしにん) (sender)

REGISTER:
Formal. Used on forms, in postal/financial documents, and legal contexts. In casual speech, 届(とど)け先(さき)の人(ひと) or もらう人(ひと) might be used instead.

Related Words

Contrast: 差出人(さしだしにん) (sender)
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Added 2026.3.24 20:26 · Revised 2026.4.18 12:18
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