積み荷・積荷|つみにtsumini[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounload; freight; cargo
   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.

• Synonym荷物にもつNeutralGeneral term for things you carry or send, also a figurative burden; the broadest of these words, while 「積み荷」 is goods loaded aboard a ship, car or plane.
• Synonym貨物かもつNeutralGoods transported by truck, train or ship, as in 「貨物列車」; a logistics term leaning formal, with the emphasis on transport.
• SynonymカーゴNeutralLoanword for cargo carried by ship or plane; a technical term, where 「積み荷」 is the more everyday choice.
• Synonym運送品うんそうひんFormalFormal term for goods consigned for transport; used in legal and logistics documents, focusing on the object of a transport contract.
• Related重荷おもにNeutralA heavy load, but mostly figurative for a heavy burden or responsibility; not used specifically for cargo loaded aboard a ship or plane.
• Antonym空荷からにNeutralAntonym: the state of a ship or vehicle running empty, in ballast; the opposite of 「積み荷」, which implies cargo is aboard.

Use 「積み荷」 for goods loaded aboard a ship, plane or vehicle, as in 「積み荷を降ろす」. 「荷物」 is the everyday general word, 「貨物」 the logistics term, 「カーゴ」 the loanword, 「運送品」 formal document language, 「重荷」 a figurative burden, 「空荷」 its antonym.

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1. 飛行機ひこうきや船舶せんぱくなどに積つんで運はこぶ荷物にもつ。