words - How is the 〒 postal code symbol pronounced?

I know the symbol is placed in front of the postal code. How is it pronounced?

Answer

According to Wikipedia the symbol itself is named 郵便記号{ゆうびんきごう}, but EDICT/Jisho also lists ゆうびん as "reading" for it. Since the origin of the symbol is katakana te (テ), you can probably just say "te" as well.

Chiebukuro offers:

• 郵便記号(ゆうびんきごう、〒)


• 郵便マーク(ゆうびんマーク)


• 郵便番号(ゆうびんばんごう）


• 日本の郵便事業・郵便局の記号・シンボルマークです。

If you want to read it as part of the address (e.g. 〒100-8994), I would suggest using the word for "post code" (郵便番号{ゆうびんばんごう}).