noun
glut; overstock; excess inventory
Rare noun referring to an excessive accumulation of goods or cargo, often in a commercial or logistical context.
市場に荷嵩みが生じて価格が下がった。
A glut in the market caused prices to fall.
Compound of 荷 (ni, 'cargo, goods') and 嵩み (kasami, 'bulk, volume increase'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it likely arose in mercantile contexts.