積荷

• 読み: つみに
• ローマ字: tsumini
• 漢字の分解: 積 (tsumi) — load, pile, stack; 荷 (ni) — cargo, load, burden, baggage
• 発音: /tsɯ.mi.ni/

意味

Cargo; freight; load; shipment. The goods loaded onto a ship, aircraft, truck, or other transport vehicle.

A logistics and maritime trade term. 積荷目録 (tsumini mokuroku, cargo manifest) is the official list of goods on a vessel. 積荷保険 (tsumini hoken, cargo insurance) covers goods in transit. The term covers the entire load as a collective noun. In news reports, it often appears in connection with maritime accidents, port operations, customs inspection, or international trade disputes.

例文

1. 嵐の影響で船が転覆し、大量の積荷が太平洋に流出する事故が発生した。
2. 税関で積荷の内容物が厳しく検査され、通関に予想以上の時間がかかった。
3. 輸送中に積荷の一部が破損していたため、荷主は保険会社に補償を求めた。

使い方ガイド

場面: logistics, shipping, trade, customs

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 積み (tsumi, loading/stacking, from 積む to load/stack) and 荷 (ni, load/cargo/baggage). The combination of the act of loading and the goods being loaded produces a word that encompasses both the physical cargo and its being aboard a carrier.

文化的背景

時代: Meiji Era

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Commercial/Industrial