1.
transport, transportation, shipping
The movement of goods, people, or materials from one place to another, typically over longer distances.
貨物の輸送にはトラックを使う。
We use trucks for transporting cargo.
輸送コストを削減する必要がある。
We need to reduce transportation costs.
大量の物資が被災地に輸送された。
Large quantities of supplies were transported to the disaster area.
USAGE: 輸送 typically refers to large-scale or commercial transportation, rather than personal travel.
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 輸送する (to transport)
- 輸送コスト (transportation cost)
- 輸送手段 (means of transport)
- 輸送業者 (transport company)
COMPOUNDS:
- 海上輸送 (sea transport)
- 航空輸送 (air transport)
- 陸上輸送 (land transport)
RELATED:
- 運送 - shipping, delivery
- 運搬 - conveyance, transport