宅配(たくはい)

たくはい
noun
home delivery
1. home delivery, delivery service
The service of delivering goods to someone's home or a specified address.
宅配(たくはい)便(びん)で荷物(にもつ)を送(おく)る。
To send a package by home delivery service.
宅配(たくはい)ピザを頼(たの)んだ。
I ordered pizza delivery.
宅配(たくはい)ボックスに届(とど)いていた。
It had been delivered to the delivery box.

宅配(たくはい) means home delivery — delivering goods directly to a person's residence. A compound of 宅(たく) (home) + 配(はい) (distribute).

COMMON COMPOUNDS:

  • 宅配便(たくはいびん): home delivery service (parcel delivery)
  • 宅配(たくはい)ボックス: delivery locker/box
  • 宅配(たくはい)ピザ: delivery pizza
  • 宅配(たくはい)業者(ぎょうしゃ): delivery company

USAGE:
Japan has a highly developed home delivery infrastructure. Major carriers include ヤマト運輸(うんゆ) (宅急便(たっきゅうびん)), 佐川(さがわ)急便(きゅうびん), and 日本郵便(にほんゆうびん).

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 配達(はいたつ): delivery (general)
  • 出前(でまえ): food delivery (traditional term)
  • デリバリー: delivery (loanword)
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Added 2026.2.3 9:56 · Revised 2026.3.28 12:50
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