荷
荷 — Baggage
baggage, shoulder-pole load, bear (a burden), shoulder (a gun), load, cargo
On’yomiカ (ka)
Kun’yomiに (ni)
Stroke order (10 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 荷
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 出荷 | しゅっか shukka | shipping; shipment; forwarding |
| 荷物 | にもつ nimotsu | luggage; baggage; package |
| 荷 | に ni | load; baggage; cargo |
| 重荷 | おもに omoni | heavy load; heavy luggage; heavy freight |
| 集荷 | しゅうか shuuka | collection of cargo (esp. produce, etc.); cargo booking |
| 荷台 | にだい nidai | (truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack |
Study notes
荷 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 10 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 3), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #1230 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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