return of a package to depot after failed delivery
Used in logistics and postal contexts when a delivery attempt fails and the item is brought back to the depot or post office.
The package was returned to the depot because no one was home.
If the package is returned to the depot, please request redelivery.
Standard kanji spelling for this noun.
Variant spelling using the shinjitai form of 戻.
Abbreviated spelling; less common.
Compound of 持ち (mochi, 'carrying') + 戻り (modori, 'return'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is a straightforward nominalization of the verb 持ち戻る (mochimodoru, 'to carry back').