送(おく)り状(じょう)

おくりじょう

noun

shipping label; invoice; waybill

1. shipping label; delivery slip; waybill; invoice

A document or label attached to a package that contains shipping information such as sender, recipient, address, and contents. Also refers to a commercial invoice accompanying shipped goods.

送(おく)り状(じょう)に住所(じゅうしょ)を書(か)く。

To write the address on the shipping label.

荷物(にもつ)に送(おく)り状(じょう)を貼(は)ってください。

Please attach the shipping label to the package.

送(おく)り状(じょう)の控(ひか)えは届(とど)くまで保管(ほかん)しておいたほうがいい。

You should keep the copy of the shipping label until the package arrives.

Compound of 送(おく)り (sending) + 状(じょう) (document, letter). Refers to the paper slip or label used when sending packages through delivery services.

Usage

In Japan, when sending packages via 宅配便(たくはいびん) (parcel delivery services like ヤマト運輸(うんゆ) or 佐川急便(さがわきゅうびん)), you fill out a 送(おく)り状(じょう) with sender and recipient information. The slip typically comes in multiple carbon copies — one stays with the sender as a receipt (控(ひか)え). In business contexts, it can also mean a commercial invoice or packing slip.

Common collocations

送(おく)り状(じょう)を書(か)く — to fill out a shipping label
送(おく)り状(じょう)を貼(は)る — to attach a shipping label
送(おく)り状(じょう)の控(ひか)え — copy of the shipping slip
着払(ちゃくばら)い送(おく)り状(じょう) — cash-on-delivery shipping label

Similar words

伝票(でんぴょう) — slip, voucher (broader, includes sales slips and receipts)
納品書(のうひんしょ) — delivery note, packing slip (business document listing items delivered)
請求書(せいきゅうしょ) — invoice, bill (for requesting payment)

Related Words

Compare: 伝票(でんぴょう) (slip, voucher)

Compare: 納品書(のうひんしょ) (delivery note, packing slip)

Compare: 請求書(せいきゅうしょ) (invoice, bill)

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Added 2026.3.29 4:20 · Revised 2026.9.4 21:29

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