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Japan postal mark

〒 (郵便マーク, Yūbin māku^?) is the service mark of the postal system in Japan. It is also used as a Japanese postal code mark. The mark is stylized katakana syllable te (テ), from the word teishin (逓信 communications).

To indicate a postal code, the mark is written first, and the postal code is written after. For example, one area of Meguro, Tokyo, would have 〒153-0061 written on any mail, in order to direct mail to that location. This usage has resulted in the inclusion of the mark into the Japanese character sets for computers.

Of the versions shown to the right, the one on the far right is the standard mark used in addressing. The circled yūbin mark in the middle is often used on maps to denote post offices.

See also

• Japan Post#Postal symbol
• Japanese addressing system
• Japanese typographic symbols
• Japanese map symbols

External links

• Official Postal Site (English version)