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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.
送り状に住所を書く。
To write the address on the shipping label.
荷物に送り状を貼ってください。
Please attach the shipping label to the package.
送り状の控えは届くまで保管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 送り (sending) + 状 (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 (parcel delivery services like ヤマト運輸 or 佐川急便), you fill out a 送り状 with sender and recipient information. The slip typically comes in multiple carbon copies — one stays with the sender as a receipt (控え). In business contexts, it can also mean a commercial invoice or packing slip.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 送り状を書く — to fill out a shipping label
- 送り状を貼る — to attach a shipping label
- 送り状の控え — copy of the shipping slip
- 着払い送り状 — cash-on-delivery shipping label
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 伝票 — slip, voucher (broader, includes sales slips and receipts)
- 納品書 — delivery note, packing slip (business document listing items delivered)
- 請求書 — invoice, bill (for requesting payment)