Kanji

荷

baggage, shoulder-pole load, bear (a burden), shoulder (a gun), load, cargo, freight

Kanji

Grade

Grade 3

Strokes

10 strokes

Radical

艸部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

カ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

に

Nanori (Name Reading)

もち

Common Readings

カ, に

Example sentences

荷物 にもつ
彼女の重い荷物を駅まで運ぶのを手伝った

I helped her carry her heavy luggage to the station.

持つ もつ
重い荷物を持って階段を上る

Carrying heavy luggage up the stairs.

荷台 にだい
トラックの荷台に荷物を積み込んだ。

Loaded luggage onto the bed of the truck.

乗せる のせる
彼は重い荷物をトラックの荷台に乗せた。

He put the heavy luggage on the bed of the truck.

負荷 ふか
過度な運動は心臓に大きな負荷をかける。

Excessive exercise puts a heavy load on the heart.

荷 に
ようやくプロジェクトが終わり、肩の荷が下りた。

The project finally ended, and a weight was lifted from my shoulders.

不相応 ふそうおう
今の私には、この不相応な役職は荷が重すぎます。

This inappropriate position is too much of a burden for me right now.

重荷 おもに
その責任は彼にとって大きな重荷となった。

That responsibility became a great burden for him.

お荷物 おにもつ
駅員はお客様のお荷物を改札まで運んだ。

The station attendant carried the customer's luggage to the ticket gate.

荷が重い にがおもい
この仕事は新人には荷が重い。

This job is too much responsibility for a new employee.

Example Vocabulary

荷物

にもつ

baggage; luggage; burden

荷台

にだい

loading platform; truck bed; luggage rack

負荷

ふか

burden; load; weight; stress

荷

に

load; baggage; burden; responsibility

重荷

おもに

burden; heavy load; responsibility

お荷物

おにもつ

luggage; baggage; a burden

荷が重い

にがおもい

to be too heavy a burden; to be more responsibility than someone can handle

荷馬車

にばしゃ

horse-drawn wagon for carrying goods

荷車

にぐるま

handcart; cart for carrying loads

荷造り

にづくり

packing; baling; crating

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