How to say "baggage" in Japanese

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荷物にもつJLPT N5approx.Common
nounThe default word for baggage or luggage: suitcases, bags, and packages you carry or send. Typical in travel contexts, such as checking bags at an airport or station.
彼かれは前まえもって荷物にもつを送おくった。↗
He sent his luggage in advance.
荷にJLPT N1approx.Common
nounMatches 'baggage' via the sense of a load or cargo carried by a person, animal, or vehicle. As a standalone word it is mainly for loads and freight, so for a traveler's baggage 荷物 is usually the better choice.
船ふねはその港みなとで荷にを下おろされた。↗
The ship was unloaded at the port.

Use 荷物 for ordinary bags and luggage you carry when traveling; 荷 primarily means a load or cargo and is the less usual everyday word for one's baggage.

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Japanese equivalents

荷物にもつluggage
荷にload
バゲージbaggage
お荷物おにもつbaggage
旅具りょぐtraveling luggage

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