荷物|にもつnimotsu[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounluggage; baggage; package
   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.
2. nounburden
3. nounpayload (of a packet, cell, etc.)

• Synonym積み荷つみにWrittenCargo loaded onto a ship, plane, or truck; stresses goods being shipped. Written/formal prose, not everyday luggage.
• Synonym荷にNeutralGoods to be carried, or a burden, as in 「荷を下ろす」 and 「荷が重い」; for everyday luggage 「荷物」 is the usual word.
• Synonym貨物かもつWrittenFreight moved by rail, truck, or ship, as in 「貨物列車」; commercial flavor, written/formal prose.
• SynonymカーゴNeutralLoanword for cargo carried by ship or plane, common in logistics terms like 「カーゴ便」; in daily speech say 「荷物」.
• Synonym運送品うんそうひんWrittenLegal term for goods consigned for transport, seen mainly in shipping contracts; not used in everyday talk.
• Related重荷おもにWrittenA heavy burden or responsibility, mostly figurative, as in 「重荷を下ろす」; written/formal prose.
• Relatedお荷物おにもつCasualColloquial: a polite way to say luggage, or figuratively someone who drags others down, as in 「チームのお荷物」.

Use 「荷物」 by default for luggage, parcels, and everyday burdens. For commercial freight pick 「貨物」, for cargo loaded on a ship or plane 「積み荷」, and for a heavy or figurative burden 「重荷」 or 「お荷物」.

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

1. 持ち運もちはこぶ物品ぶっぴん。
2. 負担ふたん。足あしを引っ張ひっぱるもの。