Japanese word

送付

Pronunciation

Romajisōfu

Meaning

  • nounsending

Example

書類を送付します。sho rui o sō fu shi ma su

I will send the documents.

Illustration for 送付 (sending)

More examples

宛先を確認してから、書類の送付をお願いします。ate saki o kaku nin shi te ka ra sho rui no sō fu o o nega i shi ma su

Please check the address before sending the documents.

Core concept

Centers on formally dispatching documents or goods to a recipient, with attention to their delivery rather than merely moving them.

Common phrases

  • 本人確認書類を送付hon nin kaku nin sho rui o sō fu

    send identification documents

  • 至急送付shi kyū sō fu

    send immediately

Similar words

発送hassō: Sending documents or goods from the sender to a recipient for delivery.
郵送yūsō: Sending something by using the postal service.
配送haisō: Transporting goods to a recipient through a delivery service.

Definition in Japanese

書類や物品などを相手に送り届けること。sho rui ya bup pin na do o ai te ni oku ri todo ke ru ko to

Word origin

送付 (sōfu) combines 送 (sō, "send") and 付 (fu, "attach or hand over"), expressing the act of sending something onward to a recipient.

Usage tips

  • In Japanese business communication, 送付 (sōfu) commonly appears in formal compounds such as 送付先 (sōfusaki, "delivery destination"), while casual speech more often uses 送る (okuru, "send").

Other meanings

  • forwardingnoun
  • remittingnoun

Related words

  • 送付するsōfusurusendverb

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