noun
The everyday word for bags, suitcases, parcels, or other things being carried, sent, or stored.
See also: お荷物
駅のロッカーに荷物を預けた。
I left my luggage in a station locker.
宅配便で荷物が届いた。
A package arrived by courier.
noun
Figurative use for someone or something that weighs another person down; 荷物になる is a common pattern.
家族の荷物にはなりたくない。
I don't want to become a burden on my family.
noun
payload
Technical use for the payload portion of a packet, cell, or similar unit; in many contexts ペイロード is also used.
通信分野で「荷物」は、パケットのヘッダーを除いたデータ部分を指すことがある。
In communications, 荷物 can refer to the data portion of a packet excluding the header.