パッキング

also: パッキン

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

パッキングする · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Only with reading パッキング

Refers to the act of putting things into a suitcase, box, etc. for travel or storage. Often used with する.

packing material (protective)

Material such as bubble wrap, foam, or paper used to protect items during shipping or storage.

A mechanical seal used to fill the gap between two surfaces, preventing leakage. Often called パッキン in everyday contexts.

〈物もの〉をパッキングするto pack items (into a suitcase or box)
旅りょ行こうに行いく前まえに荷に物もつをパッキングした。
I packed my bags before going on the trip.
〈場ば所しょ〉にパッキングを入いれるto put protective packing material inside (a box, etc.)
箱はこの中なかにパッキングを入いれて割われ物ものを守まもった。
I put packing material inside the box to protect the fragile items.
パッキングが劣れっ化かするfor a gasket/seal to wear out or deteriorate
水すい道どうの下したからパッキングが劣れっ化かして水みずが漏もれている。
The gasket under the faucet has worn out and is leaking water.
パッキングを交こう換かんするto replace a gasket/seal
蛇じゃ口ぐちのパッキングを交こう換かんしたら水みず漏もれが直なおった。
The leak stopped after I replaced the faucet's gasket.

梱こん包ぽう sense 1
梱包 refers to the formal, often commercial process of wrapping and boxing goods for shipping, while パッキング is more casual and commonly used for packing personal luggage.
ガスケット sense 3
ガスケット is the more technical engineering term for a seal, while パッキング (often パッキン) is the everyday word used for the same part in plumbing or appliances.
荷に造づくりN1sense 1
荷造り is the everyday Japanese term for packing a bag or parcel, whereas パッキング is a loanword used in the same sense, especially for travel.

開かい梱こん sense 1
開梱 means to unpack or open a package, the reverse action of パッキング, which means to pack items for shipping or storage.

パッキングUsage34%
Standard katakana form for the action of packing items.
パッキンUsage66%
Common clipped form used for packing material, especially gaskets and seals.

Borrowed from English 'packing'. The form パッキン is a common Japanese clipping.