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荷

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load; baggage; cargo; burden

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Examples

  1. 荷が重すぎて一人では運べない。

    にがおもすぎてひとりではこべない。

    The load is too heavy to carry alone.

  2. 船はその港で荷を下ろされた。

    ふねはそのみなとでにをおろされた。

    The ship was unloaded at the port.

  3. 責任者を任されて、少し荷が重い。

    せきにんしゃをまかされて、すこしにがおもい。

    Being put in charge is a bit more than I can handle.

Common patterns

荷を下ろす
to unload cargo
荷が重い
to be too much responsibility
肩の荷が下りる
to have a weight off one's shoulders

Memory tip

Besides literal cargo, 荷 carries the figurative sense of responsibility: 荷が重い means a job is too heavy for you, and 肩の荷が下りる is the relief when it ends. For everyday luggage, say 荷物.

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