How to say "dispatch" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 送るおくるgodan verb, transitive verbThe default verb for dispatching things: to send, forward, or transmit a letter, package, or data. Use this when you dispatch an object or message rather than a person.
- 発信はっしんnoun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbCovers dispatch in the sense of transmission — sending out a message, signal, or communication from a source. It is a noun (also a suru verb) for the act of transmitting or submitting information.
- 派遣はけんnoun, suru verb, transitive verbThe word for dispatching or deploying people: sending workers, troops, or staff somewhere. Choose this whenever 'dispatch' means sending personnel rather than things or messages.
- 急ぎいそぎno-adjectiveA marginal match: it corresponds to the now-archaic English sense of 'dispatch' meaning speed or expedition. It really means haste or hurry, so it is seldom the word you want for dispatching something.
- godan verb, transitive verbA colloquial verb meaning to send or dispatch someone or something, roughly a casual counterpart of 送る. It is usually written in kana alone and suits informal speech rather than formal writing.
Use 「送る」 for physically or electronically sending something, 派遣 for dispatching people, 発信 for transmitting messages or signals, 「やる」 as a casual alternative to 「送る」, and 「急ぎ」 only for the 'haste' sense.
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Japanese equivalents
- 送るおくるto send
- 発信はっしんdispatch
- 派遣はけんdispatch
- 急ぎいそぎhaste
- つかわすto send
- 走らすはしらすto dispatch (someone)
- 急送きゅうそうdispatch
- 急派きゅうはdispatch
- ディスパッチdispatch
- 差遣さけんdispatch
- 走らせるはしらせるto dispatch (someone)
- 差し立てさしたてdispatch
- 差し向けるさしむけるto send
- 送達そうたつdelivery
- 差し遣わすさしつかわすto send off
- やるto send
- 繰り出すくりだすto send out one after another
- 向けるむけるto send
- 繰り込むくりこむto dispatch (e.g. troops)
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