メアド

Japanese Slang Japanese ★★★★ 4/5 casual メアドmeado

読み メアド

ローマ字 meado

漢字の分解 From English 'mail address' → メールアドレス → abbreviated to メアド (メ + アド)

発音 /me.a.do/

意味

Abbreviated form of メールアドレス (mēru adoresu, 'mail address/email address'). Used to refer to someone's email address.

メアド was extremely common during the Japanese mobile email (ケータイメール) era of the 2000s, when exchanging email addresses was a key social interaction. While less central now that LINE has replaced email for personal communication, メアド is still widely understood and used when referring to email addresses. In the mobile email era, asking for someone's メアド was comparable to asking for their LINE ID today.

例文

メアド変えたから新しいの送るね。
メアド教えてもらってもいいですか？
昔のメアド、今見ると恥ずかしすぎるw

使い方ガイド

場面: conversation, text messages

トーン: casual, practical

正しい言い方

メアド教えて！ (Give me your email address!)
会社のメアドに送っといたよ。 (I sent it to your work email.)

避ける言い方

ビジネスメールで「メアド」と書く (Don't write 'meado' in business emails — use メールアドレス)

よくある間違い

Using メアド in formal contexts — it is casual and should be replaced with メールアドレス in professional settings
Not realizing メアド feels slightly dated to younger users who primarily use LINE instead of email

起源と歴史

Abbreviated from メールアドレス (mēru adoresu, 'mail address'). Became ubiquitous in the 2000s Japanese mobile phone culture when carrier email (docomo, au, SoftBank) was the primary personal communication method.

文化的背景

時代: 2000s mobile email culture

世代: Millennials and older (Gen Z less likely to use it)

社会的背景: Universal

地域メモ: Used across Japan. Slightly nostalgic for the ケータイメール era but still commonly understood.