Kanji Cheat Sheet: For Getting Mail Redelivered in Japan

The worst part of shopping online or anticipating a package is the wait time. You try to pick the fastest delivery option only to forget the delivery date soon after. As a result, you arrive home with a missed delivery notice placed neatly in your mailbox(ご不在連絡票).

Thankfully, the Japanese postal system is more than efficient and with a few quick steps, you’ll be able to have your package redelivered in no time.

The dreaded missed delivery notice.
Missed delivery notice	ご不在連絡票	gofuzai renrakuhyou
Missed delivery notice	郵便物等お預かりのお知らせ	yūbinbutsutō oazukari no oshirase
Redelivery	不在表	fuzaihyou

Online application for redelivery

The easiest way to have your package redelivered is to use the QR code attached to the notice. Afterward, it’s a matter of clicking on the request a redelivery button on your phone(再配達さいはいたつのお申もうし込こみ), filling in the next box with your postal code (郵便番号), tracking number (追跡番号) which usually has 11 to 13 digits or notice number (お知しらせ番号) which is anywhere between six to eight digits. When you’ve finished click on the next page button (次へ進む).

Request a redelivery	再配達さいはいたつのお申もうし込こみ	saihaitatsuno omoushikomi
Postal code	郵便番号	yuubinbangou
Tracking number	追跡番号	suisekibangou
Notice number	お知しらせ番号	oshirasebangou
Proceed to the next page	次へ進む	tsugiesusumu

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