輸送|ゆそうyusou[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbtransport; transportation; transit; conveyance
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 輸送する（ゆそうする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 輸送します（ゆそうします） |
| Negative (nai) | 輸送しない（ゆそうしない） |
| polite (masen) | 輸送しません（ゆそうしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 輸送せず・輸送せぬ（ゆそうせず・ゆそうせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 輸送した（ゆそうした） |
| polite (mashita) | 輸送しました（ゆそうしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 輸送しなかった（ゆそうしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 輸送しませんでした（ゆそうしませんでした） |
| Te form | 輸送して（ゆそうして） |
| Potential | 輸送できる（ゆそうできる） |
| Passive | 輸送される（ゆそうされる） |
| Causative | 輸送させる（ゆそうさせる） |
| Causative passive | 輸送させられる（ゆそうさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 輸送すれば（ゆそうすれば） |
| tara | 輸送したら（ゆそうしたら） |
| Volitional | 輸送しよう（ゆそうしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 輸送しましょう（ゆそうしましょう） |
| Imperative | 輸送しろ（ゆそうしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym運輸うんゆWrittenWritten register. Covers carrying passengers and freight, and the transport industry, common in industry and official names like 「運輸業」; 「輸送」 refers to the act itself.
- Synonym運送うんそうNeutralCovers carrying passengers and freight, but mostly the transport business and its operators, as in 「運送会社」; for stages, methods or costs of transport, use 「輸送」.
- Synonym運搬うんぱんNeutralEmphasizes the act of moving things to another place and is not tied to any particular vehicle, as in 「資材の運搬」; 「輸送」 means transport by vehicle.
- Synonym搬送はんそうNeutralCarries goods etc. over long distances, and is the usual word for emergency transport to hospital, as in 「病院に搬送される」; 「輸送」 has no special medical use.
- Synonym移送いそうWrittenWritten register. Transfers people or things between locations, as in 「貨物の移送」, and also hands a case to another court or prosecutors' office — a sense 「輸送」 lacks.
- Synonym運ぶはこぶNeutralEveryday verb with a broad range: carrying or transporting things, including by hand; 「輸送」 specifically means moving loads by vehicle such as a truck, ship or plane.
- Related送致そうちFormalFormal term for sending or forwarding, most often the police sending a case or a suspect to the prosecutors' office; ordinary freight is never 「送致」.
- Related持ち込むもちこむNeutralBrings something into a place, and by extension submits a problem or moves it on to the next stage; 「輸送」 does not stress entry from outside.
- Related持っていくもっていくCasualColloquial. Taking something along, usually just carried by hand; 「輸送」 means moving loads by vehicle such as a truck, ship or plane.
- Related持ってくるもってくるCasualColloquial. Bringing something over to where the speaker is; 「輸送」 does not express this direction of movement.
- RelatedけいたいNeutralCarrying something on your person or in your hand, as in 「身分証を携帯する」; also short for mobile phone. 「輸送」 focuses on moving people or goods elsewhere.
- Related連行れんこうWrittenWritten register. Means the police etc. taking a person away, as in 「警察に連行される」; the object is a person and it is usually forcible, which 「輸送」 never implies.
- Related持参じさんNeutralBringing money or items yourself, going or coming, as in 「弁当持参」; common in notices. 「輸送」 does not require anyone to travel with the goods.
- Related連れるつれるNeutralTakes a person or animal along with you; never used for goods. 「輸送」 moves people or things by vehicle and does not stress keeping someone company.
- Related持ち出すもちだすNeutralTakes something out, as in 「書類を持ち出す」, and by extension raises a topic; 「輸送」 lacks that figurative sense and does not stress moving something outward.
- Related携行けいこうWrittenWritten register. Carrying items on your person, often as 「携行品」 — small scale; 「輸送」 does not require anyone to carry the load, so the two are not interchangeable.
- Related連れ込むつれこむCasualColloquial. Leading someone into a place, often with an unsavory nuance; 「輸送」 does not stress leading someone in and also covers goods.
- Related連れて行くつれていくNeutralTakes a person or animal somewhere, as in 「犬を病院に連れて行く」; common in speech and never used for goods, which 「輸送」 can carry.
- RelatedトランスポートNeutralLoanword for transport, found mostly in technical terms and brand names; everyday speech and ordinary transport services use 「輸送」.
- Related持ち運ぶもちはこぶNeutralCarrying something in your hands or on your person, as in 「持ち運びやすい」, usually on a small scale; 「輸送」 does not require anyone to hold the load and also covers people.
- Related持ち運びもちはこびNeutralNoun for carrying items on your person, as in 「持ち運びに便利」; far smaller in scale than 「輸送」, which moves people and goods by vehicle.
Use 「輸送」 for moving people or goods by truck, ship or plane, and for transport methods and costs. Say 「運送」 for the transport business and its operators, 「運搬」 for hauling loads, 「搬送」 for rushing someone to hospital, 「運ぶ」 for everyday carrying, and 「携帯」 for carrying on your person. 「運輸」 is a written word for the transport industry; 「移送」 and 「送致」 are legal terms; words like 「持ち運ぶ」 and 「持参」 cover personal carrying, while 「連れる」 and 「連れて行く」 take people or animals along.
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