搬送|はんそうhansou[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbtransportation; conveyance; delivery
   光ひかりファイバーケーブルは膨大ぼうだいな量りょうの情報じょうほうを搬送はんそうできる。↗

   Fibre-optic cables can carry huge amounts of information.
2. noun, suru verb, transitive verbhospitalization; transfer to hospital
   この後ご、ミキは病院びょういんへ搬送はんそうされた。↗

   After this, Miki was taken to the hospital.

• Synonym輸送ゆそうNeutralTransport of people or goods by vehicle, as in 「輸送機」「物資の輸送」; 「搬送」 also covers freight but is typical for hospital transfers or moving things within a facility.
• Synonym運送うんそうNeutralCarrying passengers or freight; mostly used in the transport trade, as in 「運送会社」. For taking the sick or injured to hospital, 「搬送」 is the usual word.
• Synonym運搬うんぱんNeutralMoving goods or people to another place, focusing on the act of carrying itself. For taking patients to hospital, 「搬送」 is the established term.
• Synonym移送いそうNeutralTransferring a person or thing elsewhere; also moving a case to another court or prosecutors' office. Common in legal and medical contexts.
• Synonym配送はいそうNeutralDelivering merchandise to customers, as in 「配送料」; the emphasis is on getting goods to the recipient.
• Synonym運輸うんゆNeutralPassenger and freight transport, as in 「運輸業」; the word leans toward transport as a business or sector rather than one particular haul.
• Synonym運ぶはこぶNeutralThe most common everyday verb for carrying or moving things, broad in scope; 「搬送」 is a noun with a more technical, professional ring.
• Synonym配達はいたつNeutralDelivering mail, newspapers or parcels, as in 「新聞配達」; the stress is on door-to-door delivery.
• Related携行けいこうNeutralCarrying something on one's person, as in 「携行品」; it is not about transporting things.
• Related送致そうちFormalFormal legal term for sending suspects, case files or evidence from the police to prosecutors, as in 「書類送検」.
• RelatedけいたいNeutralCarrying something on your person; also short for a mobile phone. The focus is on keeping it on you.
• Related送り届けるおくりとどけるNeutralVerb for taking a person or thing all the way to its destination; stresses completing the delivery, with a hint of escorting.
• Related届けるとどけるNeutralVerb for delivering or handing something over, and also for filing a report with the authorities; the point is getting it into the recipient's hands.
• Related逓送ていそうFormalForwarding something stage by stage, as relayed between post stations in old times. Extremely formal and rarely used today.
• Related持ち運ぶもちはこぶNeutralVerb for taking something along in your hands; common in speech, with the focus on carrying it by hand.
• Related持ち運びもちはこびNeutralNoun form for carrying things around, as in 「持ち運びに便利」; the emphasis is on portability.
• RelatedトランスポートNeutralLoanword for transport; mostly in technical contexts or names, uncommon in everyday speech.
• Related送達そうたつFormalFormal word for delivery or dispatch; in law, service of court documents. 「搬送」 stresses the process of transporting.
• Related運漕うんそうWrittenOld-style written term for shipping cargo by sea; everyday speech uses 「海運」.
• Antonym留め置きとめおきNeutralSame word as the previous entry, also written 「留置」; it means holding something in place, the opposite of sending it out, not a fixed antonym.

Use 「搬送」 for transporting goods or taking the sick and injured to hospital, as in 「病院に搬送される」「荷物の搬送」. For transport by vehicle say 「輸送」; for delivering to someone's door say 「配送」 or 「配達」. 「運ぶ」 is the plain everyday verb for carrying; most of the others are narrower, more formal or tied to a particular field.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 荷物にもつなどを遠とおくまで運はこぶこと。