輸 送 機 関(ゆそうきかん)

ゆそうきかん

noun

means of transport; transport system

1. means of transport; transport system

The vehicles and systems—trucks, ships, trains, planes—used to move goods or people from one place to another.

輸送機関(ゆそうきかん)が止(と)まる。

Transport services come to a halt.

Moving a large amount of cargo requires a transport system.

During a disaster, transport systems are disrupted and supplies become hard to deliver.

Written 輸送(ゆそう) (transportation of goods) + 機関(きかん) (engine; organ; system). Tends to emphasize moving cargo and freight.

交通機関(こうつうきかん): means of transportation — emphasizes moving people (trains, buses) rather than goods
輸送(ゆそう): transport, conveyance — the act of transporting, not the system itself

Related Words

general

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