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delivery, supplying goods
The act of delivering ordered goods or products to a customer or client.
明日納品する予定です。
We are scheduled to deliver tomorrow.
納品日を確認してください。
Please confirm the delivery date.
納品書にサインをお願いします。
Please sign the delivery note.
納品 means delivering ordered goods to a client or customer. The kanji break down as 納 (deliver/supply) + 品 (goods). It functions as a noun and する verb, and is primarily used in business contexts.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 納品する: to deliver goods
- 納品日/納品期日: delivery date/deadline
- 納品書: delivery slip/invoice
- 納品先: delivery destination
- 納品期限に間に合う: to make the delivery deadline
CONTRAST:
- 配達: general delivery (mail, packages to individuals)
- 出荷: shipping (sending goods from a warehouse)
- 納品: formal delivery of ordered goods to a business client
納品 implies a business transaction where ordered goods are formally handed over.