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Regex for Japanese Postal Code

Regex Pattern

^\d{3}-\d{4}$

Japanese postal code (XXX-XXXX)

Quick Answer

The regex pattern for japanese postal code is `^\d{3}-\d{4}$`. Japanese postal code (XXX-XXXX). This works in JavaScript, Python, Ruby, PHP, Java, and most regex engines that support PCRE syntax.

Test Examples

InputResult
100-0001✓ Matches
160-0023✓ Matches
530-0001✓ Matches
1000001✗ No match
12-3456✗ No match
100-001✗ No match

Code Examples

javascript

const regex = /^\d{3}-\d{4}$/;
const isValid = regex.test(value);

python

import re
pattern = r'^\d{3}-\d{4}$'
if re.match(pattern, value):
    print("valid")

ruby

pattern = /^\d{3}-\d{4}$/
if value =~ pattern
  puts "valid"
end

php

if (preg_match('/^\d{3}-\d{4}$/', $value)) {
    echo "valid";
}

java

String pattern = "^\\d{3}-\\d{4}$";
boolean isValid = value.matches(pattern);

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