noun
Refers to unpackaged goods transported in large quantities, such as grain, ore, or coal, typically in shipping contexts.
この港ではばら積み貨物の取り扱いが多い。
This port handles a lot of bulk cargo.
Standard kanji spelling for bulk cargo.
Variant spelling omitting み; less common but still used.
Rare kanji spelling using 散 for 'scattered'; not widely used.
Compound of ばら (scattered, loose) + 積み (loading) + 貨物 (cargo). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is a straightforward descriptive compound.