Translation guide
A freighter is a ship or aircraft that carries cargo. In Japanese, the most common term is 貨物船 for a cargo ship, while 貨物機 is used for a cargo aircraft. The word 運搬船 is a broader term for transport vessels but is less common.
A ship designed to carry goods and cargo.
Standard term for a cargo ship or freighter. Used in both everyday and technical contexts.
An airplane used to transport freight.
Standard term for a cargo plane or freighter aircraft.
A person or business that sends goods.
Refers to the shipper or consignor, the party that sends freight.
English 'freighter' can refer to a person or company that ships goods, but directly translating this as 貨物船 would mean 'cargo ship'. Use 荷主 for the shipper or 運送業者 for the carrier.
その貨物船は横浜港に入港した。
The freighter entered Yokohama port.
Specifically a container ship, a type of freighter that carries standardized containers.
The container ship arrived at the port.
A general term for a transport vessel, but less specific and less common than 貨物船. Can sound technical or formal.
Transport materials by freighter.
The freighter took off at night.
A more formal or technical term for a cargo transport aircraft.
A large freighter aircraft was developed.
The freighter insured the cargo.
A freight carrier or shipping company, often used for businesses that transport goods.
We asked the freighter to handle the delivery.