Translation guide
The maximum amount that can be carried, held, or supported, whether physically, ecologically, or metaphorically.
The maximum weight or volume that a vehicle, container, or person can carry.
Standard term for the load capacity of a vehicle, ship, or aircraft.
This truck's carrying capacity is 2 tons.
More explicit: 'loadable capacity'. Used in technical or logistical contexts.
Please be careful not to exceed the carrying capacity.
Used for equipment or payload capacity, especially for aircraft, satellites, or military vehicles.
This fighter jet's carrying capacity is limited.
The maximum population size that an environment can sustain indefinitely.
Standard ecological term for carrying capacity.
The carrying capacity of this island is limited.
Shorter form often used in context when 'environment' is implied.
Loanword from English, used in academic or technical writing.
The concept of carrying capacity is important in ecology.
The maximum number of people a building, room, or venue can hold.
Most common term for venue capacity (number of people).
The carrying capacity of this venue is 500 people.
Fixed capacity or prescribed number of people, often used for rooms, elevators, or vehicles.
Loanword often used in event planning or business contexts.
The limit of what a person can handle emotionally, mentally, or in terms of tasks.
Expresses lack of capacity to handle something. Use with nouns like 気持ち (feelings), 時間 (time), 仕事 (work).
I don't have the carrying capacity to take on new work right now.
Uses the loanword キャパ (capacity) to say something exceeds one's capacity. Common in casual speech.
Processing capacity; more formal and often used for mental or computational limits.
Directly translating 'carrying capacity' as 運ぶ能力 (hakobu nōryoku) is unnatural. Use context-appropriate terms like 積載量 for vehicles, 環境収容力 for ecology, or 収容人数 for venues.
If the carrying capacity of this area is exceeded, the ecosystem will collapse.
エレベーターの定員は10名です。
The elevator's carrying capacity is 10 persons.
このスタジアムのキャパシティはすごいね。
The carrying capacity of this stadium is amazing.
This amount of work exceeds my carrying capacity.
Human carrying capacity has its limits.