How to say "loading" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 搭載とうさいnoun, suru verb, transitive verbCovers loading on a ship. Its other sense is equipping an aircraft, car or the like with something, or being so equipped. For most senses of 'loading' it is not the word you want.
- 積載せきさいnoun, suru verb, transitive verbCovers loading and carrying: taking a load on and bearing it. It fits transport contexts, such as the load a ship or vehicle takes aboard and carries.
- 積み込みつみこみnounLoading cargo or freight — the act of getting goods onto a truck, ship or other carrier. When English 'loading' is about cargo or freight, this is the word to use.
- 充填じゅうてんnoun, suru verb, transitive verbFilling something up or replenishing it; also filling a tooth. Its 'loading' sense is loading a gun with ammunition or a camera with film — it is not the word for loading cargo.
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbCovers loading a program or data into memory — the computing sense of 'loading'. It is not used for loading goods or cargo.
Choose 「積み込み」 or 積載 for loading cargo or freight, 搭載 for loading on a ship or equipping a vehicle or aircraft, 充填 for loading a gun or camera, and 「ロード」 for loading programs or data.
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Japanese equivalents
- 搭載とうさいloading (on a ship)
- 積載せきさいloading
- 積み込みつみこみloading (of cargo, freight, etc.)
- 充填じゅうてんfilling (up)
- 装填そうてんloading
- 荷重かじゅうload
- 読み込みよみこみreading
- ローディングloading
- 装弾そうだんloading (a firearm)
- 荷積にづみloading
- 装荷そうかloading
- 載荷さいかloading
- 載せ込みのせこみloading
- 載積さいせきcarrying
- 載貨さいかtaking on cargo
- ロードloading (a program or data into memory)
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