運搬|うんぱんunpan[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbtransport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 運搬する（うんぱんする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 運搬します（うんぱんします） |
| Negative (nai) | 運搬しない（うんぱんしない） |
| polite (masen) | 運搬しません（うんぱんしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 運搬せず・運搬せぬ（うんぱんせず・うんぱんせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 運搬した（うんぱんした） |
| polite (mashita) | 運搬しました（うんぱんしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 運搬しなかった（うんぱんしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 運搬しませんでした（うんぱんしませんでした） |
| Te form | 運搬して（うんぱんして） |
| Potential | 運搬できる（うんぱんできる） |
| Passive | 運搬される（うんぱんされる） |
| Causative | 運搬させる（うんぱんさせる） |
| Causative passive | 運搬させられる（うんぱんさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 運搬すれば（うんぱんすれば） |
| tara | 運搬したら（うんぱんしたら） |
| Volitional | 運搬しよう（うんぱんしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 運搬しましょう（うんぱんしましょう） |
| Imperative | 運搬しろ（うんぱんしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym輸送ゆそうNeutralMoving people or goods by vehicle, as in 「輸送機」 or 「輸送手段」; 「運搬」 focuses on getting items elsewhere, whatever the means.
- Synonym運送うんそうNeutralCarrying passengers or freight; common in the shipping trade, as in 「運送会社」 and 「運送業」. 「運搬」 leans toward the hands-on work of moving goods.
- Synonym搬送はんそうNeutralMoving items or people to another place, as in 「搬送装置」, and often taking the sick or injured to hospital (「救急搬送」); 「運搬」 is mostly for goods.
- Synonym移送いそうWrittenWritten register. Transferring people or things elsewhere, or handing a case to another court or prosecutors' office; 「運搬」 is just physical carrying.
- Synonym運輸うんゆWrittenWritten register. Carrying passengers and freight, mostly in industry and institution names like 「運輸業」 and 「運輸省」; 「運搬」 is the concrete job of moving things.
- Synonym運ぶはこぶNeutralThe everyday verb for carrying or transporting things, and also for how things are going; 「運搬」 is a written-style noun used for work and equipment.
- SynonymトランスポートNeutralA loanword for transport, mostly in technical terms and names; rarely used on its own in everyday speech, where 「運搬」 or 「輸送」 is the norm.
- Related携行けいこうWrittenWritten register. Carrying something on your person, as in 「武器を携行する」; typical of missions and travel. 「運搬」 does not require having it on you.
- Related送致そうちFormalFormal legal term for sending suspects or case documents from the police to the prosecutors' office; unlike 「運搬」, it is not about moving ordinary goods.
- Related持ち運ぶもちはこぶNeutralA verb for carrying something in your hands or on your person, as in 「持ち運べるサイズ」; 「運搬」 can mean moving things with vehicles or machinery.
- Related持ち運びもちはこびNeutralA noun for carrying things by hand; often in 「持ち運びに便利」. It stresses portability, while 「運搬」 is carrying work in general.
Use 「運搬」 for moving goods or equipment elsewhere, as in 「運搬車」; 「輸送」 for people or goods by vehicle, 「運送」 for the transport business, and 「運ぶ」 in everyday talk. 持ち運ぶ・持ち運び stress hand-carrying, 携行 carrying on your person, 搬送 covers hospital runs, 移送・送致 are legal transfers, 運輸 appears in industry names, and トランスポート in technical terms.
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