(ゆそう)

ゆそう
noun, suru-verb
transport, transportation
1. transport, transportation, shipping
The movement of goods, people, or materials from one place to another, typically over longer distances.
貨物(かもつ)輸送(ゆそう)にはトラックを使(つか)う。
We use trucks for transporting cargo.
輸送(ゆそう)コストを削減(さくげん)する必要(ひつよう)がある。
We need to reduce transportation costs.
大量(たいりょう)物資(ぶっし)被災地(ひさいち)輸送(ゆそう)された。
Large quantities of supplies were transported to the disaster area.

USAGE: 輸送(ゆそう) typically refers to large-scale or commercial transportation, rather than personal travel.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 輸送(ゆそう)する (to transport)
  • 輸送(ゆそう)コスト (transportation cost)
  • 輸送(ゆそう)手段(しゅだん) (means of transport)
  • 輸送(ゆそう)業者(ぎょうしゃ) (transport company)

COMPOUNDS:

  • 海上(かいじょう)輸送(ゆそう) (sea transport)
  • 航空(こうくう)輸送(ゆそう) (air transport)
  • 陸上(りくじょう)輸送(ゆそう) (land transport)

RELATED:

  • 運送(うんそう) - shipping, delivery
  • 運搬(うんぱん) - conveyance, transport