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荷重 (かじゅう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

荷か重じゅう

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Meanings

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noun

load; loading; weight of a load

Technical term used in engineering, physics, and logistics for the weight or force applied to a structure or vehicle.

この橋はしは最さい大だい荷か重じゅうが10トンです。
This bridge has a maximum load of 10 tons.
荷か重じゅう試し験けんの結けっ果かを報ほう告こくしてください。
Please report the results of the load test.

Kanji

荷baggage, shoulder-pole load, bear (a burden)
重heavy, important, esteem

Similar words

負ふ荷か
負荷 is a more general term for load or burden, used in both physical and abstract contexts (e.g., workload, electrical load). 荷重 specifically refers to the physical weight or force acting on a structure.

Etymology

Compound of 荷 (か, 'cargo, burden') and 重 (じゅう, 'weight, heavy'). The reading じゅう is the on'yomi of 重, forming a Sino-Japanese technical term.