noun
consignment; shipping of goods
Refers to the act of sending or shipping goods, especially in commercial or logistics contexts. Often used in contrast with 荷受け (receiving of goods).
荷送りの手続きは午前中に済ませてください。
Please complete the consignment procedures by noon.
この倉庫では荷送りと荷受けを別々のエリアで行っている。
At this warehouse, shipping and receiving are handled in separate areas.
荷送り refers to sending or shipping goods, while 荷受け refers to receiving or accepting goods.
発送 is a more general term for sending or dispatching items, whereas 荷送り specifically refers to consignment of cargo or freight.
Compound of 荷 (ni, 'cargo, goods') and 送り (okuri, 'sending'), the nominalized form of 送る (okuru, 'to send').