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Japanese post office

Japanese post office meaning

A Japanese post office, marked with the 〒 postal symbol. It is one of a pair — there is a separate generic post office — and it is a small reminder of how much Japanese civic infrastructure is baked into the emoji standard. Outside Japan its symbol means nothing at all.

Meaning

A Japanese post office, marked with the 〒 postal symbol. It is one of a pair — there is a separate generic post office — and it is a small reminder of how much Japanese civic infrastructure is baked into the emoji standard. Outside Japan its symbol means nothing at all. It is one of a handful of emoji that only make sense if you have lived in Japan.

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Wikipedia pageviews (CC-BY-SA) — Japan Post Network

How to use it

  • The 〒 symbol means nothing outside Japan 🏣
  • Post office, Japanese style 🏣
  • Sending a parcel home 🏣

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Japanese post office rendered in Noto Color Emoji
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Japanese post office rendered in Twemoji
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Japanese post office rendered in OpenMoji
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Japanese post office rendered in Blobmoji
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LanguageName
AfrikaansJapanse poskantoor
አማርኛየጃፓን ፖስታ ቤት
العربيةمكتب بريد ياباني
অসমীয়াজাপানী ডাক ঘৰ
azərbaycanyapon poçt idarəsi
башҡортяпон почтаһы
беларускаяяпонскі паштамт
българскияпонска поща
বাংলাজাপানি পোস্ট অফিস
bosanskijapanska pošta
catalàoficina de correus japonesa
ᏣᎳᎩᏣᏩᏂᏏ ᎪᏪᎵ ᏧᏂᏍᏚᎢᏍᏗ
češtinajaponská pošta
чӑваш чӗлхияпони почти
Cymraegswyddfa bost Japaneaidd
Deutschjapanisches Postgebäude
dolnoserbšćinajapański post
Ελληνικάιαπωνικό ταχυδρομείο
EnglishJapanese post office
españoloficina de correos japonesa
eestiJaapani postkontor
euskarajaponiako postetxea
فارسیپست‌خانهٔ ژاپنی
suomijapanilainen postitoimisto
Filipinojapanese post office
føroysktjapanskt posthús
françaisbureau de poste japonais
Gaeilgeoifig an phoist de chuid na Seapáine
Gàidhligoifis-puist Sheapanach
galegooficina de correos xaponesa
ગુજરાતીજાપાની પોસ્ટ ઑફિસ
Hausagidan waya Na Japan
עבריתבית דואר ביפן
हिन्दीजापानी डाकघर, डाक भवन
hrvatskijapanski poštanski ured
hornjoserbšćinajapanska póšta
magyarjapán postahivatal
հայերենճապոնական փոստատուն
Indonesiakantor pos Jepang
íslenskajapanskt pósthús
italianoufficio postale giapponese
日本語郵便局
Jawakantor pos ing Jepang
ქართულიიაპონური საფოსტო განყოფილება
қазақ тіліжапондық пошта бөлімшесі
قازاق ءتىلى (توتە)جاپوندىق پوشتا بولىمشەسى
ខ្មែរប៉ុស្តិ៍ប្រៃសនីយ៍ជប៉ុន
ಕನ್ನಡಜಪಾನೀಸ್ ಅಂಚೆ ಕಛೇರಿ
한국어일본 우체국
कोंकणीजपानी टपाल कचेरी
кыргызчажапон почтасы
ລາວຫ້ອງການໄປສະນີຍີ່ປຸ່ນ
lietuviųjaponiškas paštas
latviešujapāņu pasta nodaļa
македонскијапонска пошта
മലയാളംജാപ്പനീസ് പോസ്റ്റ് ഓഫീസ്
монголяпоны шуудан
मराठीजपानी पोस्ट ऑफिस
MelayuPejabat pos Jepun
မြန်မာဂျပန် စာတိုက်
नेपालीजापानिज हुलाक
NederlandsJapans postkantoor
norskjapansk postkontor
ଓଡ଼ିଆଜାପାନୀ ଡାକ ଘର
ਪੰਜਾਬੀਜਾਪਾਨੀ ਡਾਕਘਰ
Naijíriá PíjinJapán Póst Ọ́fis
polskijapońska poczta
پښتود جاپان پوستي دفتر
portuguêscorreio japonês
rumantschposta giapunaisa
românăoficiu poștal japonez
русскийяпонская почта
سنڌيجاپاني پوسٽ آفيس
တႆးႁူင်းသူင်ႇလိၵ်ႈၵျႃႇပၢၼ်ႇ
සිංහලජපන් තැපැල් කාර්යාලය
slovenčinajaponská pošta
slovenščinajaponska pošta
Soomaalixafiiska boostada ee Jabbaanka
shqipzyrë postare japoneze
српскијапанска пошта
srpskijapanska pošta
svenskajapanskt postkontor
Kiswahiliposta ya japani
தமிழ்ஜப்பான் நாட்டின் அஞ்சல் அலுவலகம்
తెలుగుజపనీయుల పోస్టాఫీస్
ไทยไปรษณีย์ญี่ปุ่น
ትግርኛጃፓናዊ ፖስታ ቤት
türkmen diliÝapon poçtasy
lea fakatongaʻōfisi lītohi fakasiapani
TürkçeJapon postanesi
українськаяпонське поштове відділення
اردوجاپانی پوسٹ آفس
o‘zbekyaponcha pochtampt
Tiếng Việtbưu điện Nhật Bản
Èdè YorùbáIle-iṣẹ Ifiweranṣẹ Japani
粵語日式郵局
粤语日式邮局
中文日本邮局
繁體中文日本郵局
isiZuluiposi lama-japanese

Technical details

Codepoints
U+1F3E3
Emoji version
0.6
Shortcodes
:post_office:
Category
Travel & Places

FAQ

What does the Japanese post office emoji (🏣) mean?
A Japanese post office, marked with the 〒 postal symbol. It is one of a pair — there is a separate generic post office — and it is a small reminder of how much Japanese civic infrastructure is baked into the emoji standard. Outside Japan its symbol means nothing at all.
How do you type the Japanese post office emoji?
Copy the Japanese post office emoji 🏣 directly from this page and paste it anywhere — messages, social media, documents, or code. On mobile, long-press to copy.
What category is the Japanese post office emoji in?
The Japanese post office emoji belongs to the Travel & Places category.