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courier

Japanese translation: クーリエ or (国際)宅配便

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English term or phrase:courier
Japanese translation:クーリエ or (国際)宅配便
Entered by: jsl (X)

08:23 Aug 8, 2002
English to Japanese translations [PRO]
Law/Patents
English term or phrase: courier
All notices under this Agreement shall be sent to the addresses of the parties by hand delivery or courier(air-courier, if sent abroad).
宅急便(海外送付の場合は国際宅急便)でいいのでしょうか?それとも書留郵便(海外送付の場合は書留航空郵便)でしょうか?
kedaco
クーリエ or (国際)宅配便
Explanation:
もう「クーリエ」として使ってもいいのではないでしょうか? もしカタカナに抵抗があるのであれば、「(国際)宅配便」でよいのではないかと思います。この範疇にはいるのは、FedEx や DHL、EMS のようなサービスです。ちなみに、「宅急便」はクロネコヤマトのヤマト運輸の商標ですので、一般語の「宅配便」の方が無難かと思われます。
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jsl (X)
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4 +13クーリエ or (国際)宅配便
jsl (X)
5 -1飛脚
Craig Hills


  

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飛脚


Explanation:
クーリエサービス courier service
飛脚 = express messenger; postman (arch.)); courier


    Reference: http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/jwb/wwwjdic?1K...
Craig Hills
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Not appropriate for an agreement on business basis

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  jsl (X): Hikyaku is the messenger in the Edo era, though hikyaku is used in the picture on Sagawa Kyubin's trucks.
20 mins
  -> Ah that's what might have confused me, how about just クーリエ?
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Comment: Not appropriate for an agreement on business basis

21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +13
クーリエ or (国際)宅配便


Explanation:
もう「クーリエ」として使ってもいいのではないでしょうか? もしカタカナに抵抗があるのであれば、「(国際)宅配便」でよいのではないかと思います。この範疇にはいるのは、FedEx や DHL、EMS のようなサービスです。ちなみに、「宅急便」はクロネコヤマトのヤマト運輸の商標ですので、一般語の「宅配便」の方が無難かと思われます。

jsl (X)
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