宅 急 便(たっきゅうびん)

たっきゅうびん

noun

home delivery service; courier service

1. home delivery service; courier service; parcel delivery

A door-to-door parcel delivery service. Originally a brand name of Yamato Transport, but widely used as a generic term for home delivery services in Japan.

宅急便(たっきゅうびん)で荷物(にもつ)を送(おく)る。

Send a package by courier.

宅急便(たっきゅうびん)の届(とど)け先(さき)を変更(へんこう)したい。

I'd like to change the delivery address for the courier package.

不在(ふざい)で宅急便(たっきゅうびん)を受(う)け取(と)れなかったので、再配達(さいはいたつ)を頼(たの)んだ。

I wasn't home and couldn't receive the delivery, so I requested redelivery.

Usage

Originally a registered trademark of 大和(やまと)運輸(うんゆ) (Yamato Transport), but used colloquially as a generic term for home delivery services. The generic term is 宅配便(たくはいびん), but 宅急便(たっきゅうびん) is more commonly heard in everyday conversation.

Common collocations

宅急便(たっきゅうびん)で送(おく)る (to send by courier)
宅急便(たっきゅうびん)が届(とど)く (a delivery arrives)
宅急便(たっきゅうびん)の再配達(さいはいたつ) (redelivery of a courier package)
宅急便(たっきゅうびん)を受(う)け取(と)る (to receive a delivery)

Similar words

宅配便(たくはいびん): home delivery service — the generic, non-branded term

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