How to say "freight" in Japanese

• 貨物かもつJLPT N2approx.Common
  nounFreight as goods being shipped, the contents of a train, ship or truck. This is the usual word for cargo or freight as a commodity, as in freight rates or freight trains.
  その航空会社こうくうがいしゃは貨物かもつのみを扱あつかっている。↗

  That aircraft company deals in freight only.
• 運送うんそうJLPT N1approx.Common
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbHere 'freight' is the act of carrying or shipping goods, not the goods themselves. It is really the word for transport, shipping or hauling, so a sentence about moving goods may call for it rather than one naming cargo.
• 積み荷つみにCommon
  nounThe load actually loaded onto a particular ship, truck or aircraft. Use it when thinking of the specific goods being carried on a given vehicle, which is a more concrete, particular sense than 貨物.
  積荷つみにのバランスが取とれなくて船ふねは転覆てんぷくした。↗

  Due to a lack of balance the ship turned over.
• 荷にJLPT N1approx.Common
  nounA load, baggage or cargo; as freight it is a broad, ordinary word for goods being carried. Depending on context it can suit baggage or burden senses better than commercial freight.
  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 貨物 for freight as goods in transit, 「積み荷」 or 荷 for a load being carried, and 運送 when 'freight' means the transport or shipping of goods rather than the goods themselves.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 貨物かもつcargo
• 運送うんそうtransport
• 積み荷つみにload
• 荷にload
• フレートfreight
• 貨物便かもつびんfreight
• 運送品うんそうひんfreight
• 船荷ふなに(ship) cargo
• 賃ちんhire (charge)