物 流(ぶつりゅう)

ぶつりゅう

noun

logistics

1. logistics, physical distribution

The management and movement of goods, including transportation, warehousing, and delivery systems.

物流(ぶつりゅう)コストが高(たか)い。

The logistics costs are high.

物流(ぶつりゅう)センターで働(はたら)いている。

I work at a logistics center.

物流(ぶつりゅう)の効率化(こうりつか)が課題(かだい)になっている。

Improving logistics efficiency has become an issue.

物流(ぶつりゅう)会社(かいしゃ)に荷物(にもつ)の配送(はいそう)を頼(たの)んだ。

I asked a logistics company to deliver the package.

ネットショッピングが増(ふ)えたことで、物流(ぶつりゅう)業界(ぎょうかい)では人手(ひとで)不足(ぶそく)が深刻(しんこく)になっている。

With the increase in online shopping, the logistics industry is facing a serious labor shortage.

物流(ぶつりゅう) covers the entire process of moving goods — transportation, warehousing, packaging, and delivery. Short for 物的(ぶってき)流通(りゅうつう) (physical distribution).

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

物流(ぶつりゅう)センター: logistics/distribution center
物流(ぶつりゅう)コスト: logistics costs
物流(ぶつりゅう)会社(かいしゃ): logistics company
物流(ぶつりゅう)業界(ぎょうかい): logistics industry
物流(ぶつりゅう)倉庫(そうこ): logistics warehouse

SIMILAR WORDS:

流通(りゅうつう): distribution (broader, includes commercial flow)
配送(はいそう): delivery (the final stage)
輸送(ゆそう): transport (the movement itself)
ロジスティクス: logistics (English loanword, used in business contexts)

USAGE:
A key term in business Japanese. The 物流(ぶつりゅう) sector has been in the news due to labor shortages caused by the growth of e-commerce.

Related Words

Related: 流通(りゅうつう) (distribution)

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Added 2026.1.16 11:32 · Revised 2026.6.5 1:09

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