速達
Meaning in Englishexpress, special delivery
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What it means
速達 refers to an express postal or courier service that delivers items faster than standard mail. It is used for time-sensitive documents or goods, typically as a paid option offered by postal authorities and courier firms in Japan.
Main meanings
- Express postal service for time-sensitive items.
- Delivery option that improves speed over routine mail.
- Often used in business or legal contexts to indicate urgent sending or guaranteed delivery times.
How to use it
Used in formal and business contexts to specify sending by express service. Common in postal and courier communications, shipping labels, and instructions, as in phrases indicating that something should be sent by express mail; typically accompanies verbs like 発送する or 送る and is used with で to mark the method.
Variants and close terms
- 急送 (kyūsō) — urgent delivery, rush shipping
- 速達便 (sokutatsubin) — expedited express service
- 宅急便 (takkyūbin) — home courier delivery
- 通常郵便 (tsūjō yūbin) — standard mail
Composition
- 速 means fast or rapid; 達 means to reach or attain; together they convey fast arrival or delivery.
Etymology
soku + tatsu are the on'yomi readings of the kanji 速 and 達, forming a Sino-Japanese compound that denotes fast-reaching delivery.
Origin
Meiji period onward; as Japan modernized its postal system, the term 速達 emerged to denote expedited mail and was standardized in official guidance.
Word class
Noun (express delivery service)