荷 – baggage, shoulder-pole load, bear (a burden)

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The kanji 荷 means baggage, shoulder-pole load, bear (a burden), shoulder (a gun), load, cargo, freight. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is カ (ka); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is に (ni). It is written with 10 strokes, under radical 艸 (no. 140).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	カ	ka
Kun’yomi	に	ni

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 艸 (Kangxi radical 140). Components: 化・口・亅・艾・一.

Words using 荷

荷物にもつluggage荷にload荷造りにづくりpacking

Example sentences

彼は前もって荷物を送った。

He sent his luggage in advance.

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船はその港で荷を下ろされた。

The ship was unloaded at the port.

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荷作りはもう終わりましたか。

Have you finished packing yet?

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Kanji with the same radical

葉落英若蔵花苦薬芸葬著草薄芝薦華

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