Translation guide
The English word 'haul' has several distinct meanings: to pull or drag something heavy, to transport goods, to force someone to go somewhere, and as a noun meaning a large amount of something obtained or the act of pulling. This guide covers the most useful Japanese expressions for each meaning.
To pull or drag something with effort, often a heavy object.
The most common verb for pulling something, often with effort. Can be used for physical pulling or dragging.
彼は重いスーツケースを引っ張っていた。
He was hauling a heavy suitcase.
To drag something along the ground, often with difficulty. Implies the object is heavy or reluctant.
彼女は疲れた体を引きずって家に帰った。
She hauled her tired body home.
A general verb for pulling. Less forceful than 引っ張る, but can be used in contexts like pulling a cart or a load.
馬が荷車を引いている。
The horse is hauling a cart.
To carry or transport goods, especially by vehicle.
The standard verb for transporting or carrying goods. Neutral and widely used.
トラックが食料を被災地に運んだ。
Trucks hauled food to the disaster area.
A more formal term for transporting goods, often used in business or logistics contexts.
会社は製品を全国に輸送している。
The company hauls products nationwide.
A technical term for carrying or conveying goods, often used in industrial or formal settings.
重機で資材を運搬した。
They hauled materials with heavy machinery.
To take or force someone to go somewhere, often against their will.
To take someone somewhere. Can imply forcing or escorting, depending on context.
警察は彼を署まで連れて行った。
The police hauled him off to the station.
Literally 'pull and go', implying physically dragging someone along. More forceful than 連れて行く.
彼女は子供を病院に引っ張って行った。
She hauled the child to the hospital.
A large quantity of something acquired, often in one go (e.g., shopping haul, drug haul).
Means 'large quantity'. Often used in compounds like 大量押収 (large seizure) or 大量購入 (bulk purchase).
警察は大量の麻薬を押収した。
The police seized a huge drug haul.
Literally 'harvest', but can be used figuratively for a haul of goods or information, especially when obtained through effort.
Means 'spoils of war' or 'loot'. Can be used humorously for a shopping haul, but has a strong connotation of plunder.
The action of pulling something, or the distance something is pulled.
Nominalized form of 引っ張る, meaning 'the act of pulling'. Can be used for a single pull or a series of pulls.
その綱の引っ張ることに失敗した。
They failed at hauling the rope.
Means 'one pull'. Can refer to a single haul on a rope or fishing line.
彼は網を一引きで引き上げた。
He hauled up the net in one pull.
The English word 'haul' is sometimes transcribed as ホール, but this is not commonly understood in Japanese. Use the appropriate Japanese verb or noun instead.
引っ張る is a general pulling action, while 引きずる specifically means dragging along a surface. Use 引きずる when the object is in contact with the ground and moving with resistance.
今日の買い物の収穫を見て。
Look at my shopping haul for today.
セールでの戦利品を自慢した。
She boasted about her haul from the sale.