(おく)(さき)

おくりさき
noun
destination address; recipient address; shipping address
1. destination address; recipient address; shipping address
The address to which something is being sent — a package, letter, or shipment. The place or person on the receiving end of a delivery.
(おく)(さ���)()いてください。
Please write the shipping address.
(おく)(さき)住所(じゅうしょ)間違(まちが)っていた。
The recipient address was wrong.
(おく)(さき)変更(へんこう)したい場合(ばあい)は、発送前(はっそうまえ)にご連絡(れんらく)く���さい。
If you wish to change the shipping address, please contact us before dispatch.
この荷物(にもつ)(おく)(さき)自宅(じたく)ではなく会社(かいしゃ)にしてほしい。
I'd like the delivery destination for this package to be my office, not my home.

Composed of (おく)り (sending, from the verb (おく)る) and (さき) (destination, place ahead). The (さき) suffix is productive in Japanese for indicating the destination or counterpart of an action: (とど)(さき) (delivery address), 連絡先(れんらくさき) (contact information), ()()(��き) (place one is moving to).

You will encounter this word when sending packages at the post office or a convenience store, filling out delivery forms (伝票(でんぴょう)), or shopping online. Japanese delivery slips typically have fields for both (おく)(さき) (recipient) and 依頼主(いらいぬし) or (おく)(ぬし) (sender).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • (���く)(さき)住所(じゅうしょ): recipient's address
  • (おく)(さき)変更(へんこ���)する: to change the shipping address
  • (おく)(さき)指定(してい)する: to specify the delivery destination
  • (おく)(さき)不明(ふめい): address unknown (undeliverable)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • (とど)(さき): delivery address — a near-synonym, slightly more focused on where something arrives
  • 宛先(あてさき): addressee, destination — used for letters and emails as well as packages
  • 差出人(さしだしにん): sender — the opposite side of the transaction