片荷

かたに

Meanings

1. Noun unbalanced load; lopsided load; load shifted to one side
2. one-way cargo (carried only on the outbound or return leg); one-way load; one-way freight
3. one of a pair of loads (on a shoulder pole); half a load
4. half of a burden; part of a responsibility; part of one's worries (oft. as 片荷が下りる or 片荷を下ろす)

Kanji

• 片 one side. Read as かた.
• 荷 load. Read as に.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists