宅配便

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 宅配便 is read たくはいびん and means a service that delivers parcels to a specified address.
• Basic usage: It describes a delivery method, as in 宅配便で送る, or arrangements for receiving a parcel.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Sending and arriving
  • 送る describes sending, whereas 届く describes arrival. In 宅配便で届く, で marks the delivery method.