積み込む・積込む|つみこむtsumikomu[3]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Which spelling to use
積み込む積み込む is the most common written form for loading goods or cargo, putting something on board, or stowing something aboard, and is the form beginners should normally use.
積込む積込む is a less common written form of the same verb; you may encounter it in writing about loading goods or cargo or putting something aboard.
Definitions
- godan verb, transitive verbto load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 積み込む（つみこむ） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 積み込みます（つみこみます） |
| Negative (nai) | 積み込まない（つみこまない） |
| polite (masen) | 積み込みません（つみこみません） |
| classical zu / nu | 積み込まず・積み込まぬ（つみこまず・つみこまぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 積み込んだ（つみこんだ） |
| polite (mashita) | 積み込みました（つみこみました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 積み込まなかった（つみこまなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 積み込みませんでした（つみこみませんでした） |
| Te form | 積み込んで（つみこんで） |
| Potential | 積み込める（つみこめる） |
| Passive | 積み込まれる（つみこまれる） |
| Causative | 積み込ませる（つみこませる） |
| Causative passive | 積み込ませられる・積み込まされる（つみこませられる・つみこまされる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 積み込めば（つみこめば） |
| tara | 積み込んだら（つみこんだら） |
| Volitional | 積み込もう（つみこもう） |
| polite (mashou) | 積み込みましょう（つみこみましょう） |
| Imperative | 積み込め（つみこめ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym積むつむNeutralBroader in scope: piling or stacking things up, loading, and figuratively building up experience; 「積み込む」 is only for loading cargo into a vehicle or ship.
- Synonym積載せきさいWrittenA written, formal term for loading cargo, seen mainly in regulations and documents, as in 「積載量」.
- Synonym乗せるのせるNeutralFar broader: placing something on top or giving someone a ride, besides loading; 「積み込む」 is specifically for cargo in a vehicle or ship.
- Synonym船積みふなづみNeutralConfined to ships: loading cargo aboard, used mostly in trade, as in 「船積み書類」.
- Related搭載とうさいNeutralOriginally loading weapons and supplies; now mostly about machines carrying a feature or device, as in 「AI搭載」. 「積み込む」 is for cargo or luggage in vehicles and ships.
- Related荷積にづみNeutralA noun for the loading operation; a colloquial industry term, synonymous with 「積み込み」.
- Antonym下ろすおろすNeutralThe antonym: taking down or unloading, also letting passengers off; the reverse of 「積み込む」, which puts cargo in.
- Antonym荷降ろしにおろしNeutralThe antonym as a noun: unloading cargo; the counterpart of loading it in with 「積み込む」.
Use 「積み込む」 for loading cargo or luggage into a vehicle, ship or plane. For general stacking or piling say 「積む」, for a machine carrying a feature 「搭載」, and for unloading 「下ろす」 or 「荷降ろし」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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