出荷

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 出荷(しゅっか) means sending agricultural produce or manufactured goods to a market or business customer.
• Basic usage: It describes shipping vegetables to market or dispatching products after inspection.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Dispatch and delivery
  • 出荷 focuses on sending goods out from a producer or warehouse; 配送 focuses on transporting and delivering them to a destination.
• Reading with small っ
  • 出荷 is read しゅっか. Do not say しゅか without the small っ.