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荷造り (にづくり) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N1 Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
packing ; packing up ; crating or baling for transport
Refers to preparing luggage, belongings, or goods for moving, travel, shipment, storage, or delivery. As 荷造りする it usually means 'to pack' or 'to pack up' rather than simply wrapping something decoratively.
前ぜん
日じつ
に
荷に
造づく
り
し
た
。
I packed the day before the trip.
Written forms 荷に 造づく り Usage 85%
Most standard and high-priority spelling for packing luggage or cargo.
荷に づくり Usage 8%
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; useful as a variant, though less prioritized than 荷造り.
荷に 作づく り Usage 7%
Attested alternative spelling using 作り; understandable and usable, but 荷造り is the safer standard form.
Kanji 荷 baggage, shoulder-pole load, bear (a burden) 作 make, production, prepare Similar words 梱こん 包ぽう More formal or businesslike; often used for commercial packaging, boxing, and preparing goods for shipment.
包ほう 装そう Means wrapping or packaging, often for presentation or retail goods; 荷造り focuses on preparing luggage or cargo for transport.
荷に 物もつ Means luggage, baggage, or cargo itself, while 荷造り is the act of packing it.
Etymology A transparent compound of 荷, 'load, luggage, cargo,' and 造り or 作り, 'making, preparing.' The spelling 荷造り conventionally expresses preparing luggage or cargo for transport.
