送りつける・送り付ける|おくりつけるokuritsukeru[5]nakadaka (mid-high)

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Which spelling to use
送りつけるIn writing, 送りつける is the more common form; it expresses sending something without the receiver’s request.
送り付ける送り付ける is a less common written variant of 送りつける. Beginners should nevertheless use 送り付ける as the recommended learner choice.
Definitions
  1. ichidan verb, transitive verbto send (something) unsolicited; to send without the receiver's request
Conjugation
Dictionary form送りつける(おくりつける)
Polite (masu)送りつけます(おくりつけます)
Negative (nai)送りつけない(おくりつけない)
polite (masen)送りつけません(おくりつけません)
classical zu / nu送りつけず・送りつけぬ(おくりつけず・おくりつけぬ)
Past (ta)送りつけた(おくりつけた)
polite (mashita)送りつけました(おくりつけました)
Past negative (nakatta)送りつけなかった(おくりつけなかった)
polite (masen deshita)送りつけませんでした(おくりつけませんでした)
Te form送りつけて(おくりつけて)
Potential送りつけられる(おくりつけられる)
Passive送りつけられる(おくりつけられる)
Causative送りつけさせる(おくりつけさせる)
Causative passive送りつけさせられる(おくりつけさせられる)
Conditional (ba)送りつければ(おくりつければ)
tara送りつけたら(おくりつけたら)
Volitional送りつけよう(おくりつけよう)
polite (mashou)送りつけましょう(おくりつけましょう)
Imperative送りつけろ(おくりつけろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Related差し出すさしだすNeutralFor holding something out or submitting it — extending a hand or handing in documents. Lacks the unsolicited, imposed nuance of 「送りつける」.
  • Related送り届けるおくりとどけるNeutralTo deliver: focuses on getting a person or thing safely to its destination, with a sense of responsibility for seeing it through.
  • Related送り込むおくりこむNeutralTo send in: focuses on dispatching people or moving things into a place, as in 「選手を送り込む」.
  • Related送り出すおくりだすNeutralTo send out: focuses on sending people or things off and out, as in 「社会に送り出す」.
  • Antonym受け取るうけとるNeutralTo receive: taking what has been sent to you; the receiving side of the exchange, standing opposite the forced sending of 「送りつける」.

Use 「送りつける」 to send something to someone regardless of their wishes — it carries a nuance of imposition, as in 「商品を勝手に送りつける」 or 「抗議文を送りつける」. For delivering something to its destination, use 「送り届ける」.

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

Japanese definitions
  1. 相手あいての希望きぼうや許可きょかなく、物ものを相手あいてに届とどける。
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