How to say "carriage" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- nounCovers 'carriage' as the handling and movement of the body — how a person carries themselves in motion, as in dance or the martial arts. Usually written in kana alone.
- 送料そうりょうnounMatches 'carriage' in the sense of the charge for shipping goods, as in 'carriage paid'; it means postage or a shipping charge.
- 馬車ばしゃnounThe horse-drawn vehicle: a carriage or coach pulled by horses. This is the word for 'carriage' when you mean the conveyance itself, not a fee or bodily bearing.
- 運びはこびnoun, noun (suffix)Covers 'carriage' only in the sense of carrying or conveyance; its usual meanings are 'progress' and 'pace', so for most senses of 'carriage' this is not the word you want.
- 姿勢しせいnounCovers 'carriage (of the body)' as posture or stance — how one holds the body. When 'carriage' means bearing rather than movement, this is the word.
For a horse-drawn vehicle use 馬車, for the shipping charge 送料, and for bodily bearing 姿勢 (posture) or 「こなし」 (body movement); 「運び」 covers only the carrying/conveyance sense.
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