メールアドレス

めーるあどれす
noun
email address
1. email address
An electronic mail address used for sending and receiving email. Often abbreviated to メアド in casual speech.
メールアドレスを(おし)える。
To give someone one's email address.
メールアドレスを入力(にゅうりょく)してください。
Please enter your email address.
会社(かいしゃ)のメールアドレスと個人(こじん)のメールアドレスを使(つか)()けている。
I use my work email address and personal email address separately.

A loanword compound from English 'mail address'. Very frequently abbreviated to メアド in casual speech, especially among younger people. Essential vocabulary for filling out forms, creating accounts, and exchanging contact information in Japan.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • メールアドレスを登録(とうろく)する: to register an email address
  • メールアドレスを変更(へんこう)する: to change an email address
  • メールアドレスを入力(にゅうりょく)する: to enter/type an email address
  • メールアドレスを交換(こうかん)する: to exchange email addresses

ABBREVIATION:

  • メアド: email address — the casual abbreviated form, very common in everyday conversation

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • アドレス: address — can mean email address by itself in context, or a web address
  • メール: email — the message itself, or email in general