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Kana: はいたつ Romaji: haitatsu Level: N3

配達

Meaning in English

delivery, distribution

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What it means

配達 means the delivery of goods or documents to a recipient, typically by a courier, postal service, or logistics company, and the act of transporting items to a designated destination.

Main meanings

  • delivery service of packages and mail by couriers or the postal network
  • the contractual or logistical aspect of handing over goods to a purchaser, including timing and location
  • the act of delivering goods as part of e-commerce, retail, or business operations

How to use it

Used as a noun to denote the act of delivering goods, mail, or packages; used in formal contexts such as business contracts or service descriptions, as well as everyday speech when discussing delivery status or arrangements; can be combined with する to form 配達する.

Variants and close terms

  • 配送 – haisou (distribution, delivery in logistics)
  • 納品 – nouhin (delivery of goods under a contract)
  • 届ける – todokeru (to deliver, to hand over)

Composition

  • 配 distributes, allocate, arrange
  • 達 reach, arrive, accomplish
  • Together these kanji form the notion of delivering items to a destination

Etymology

配達 is a native compound read haitatsu. The first kanji 配 conveys distribution or provisioning, and 達 carries the sense of reaching or arriving; together they express the action of delivering items to a destination.

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noun (名詞)

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