load

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 荷 is read に, has 10 strokes, and relates to loads or baggage.
• Basic usage: 荷物 is read にもつ, and 荷造り is read にづくり.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• 荷物 and 荷造り
  • 荷物 means baggage or cargo.
  • 重い荷物は駅のロッカーに預けた。 means “I left my heavy baggage in a station locker.”
  • 荷造り means packing.
  • 引っ越し前夜まで荷造りが終わらなかった。 means “I had not finished packing by the night before the move.”