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Japanese symbol for “payload”

Romaji: nimotsu
luggage; baggage; package

In Japanese, payload is , read (nimotsu).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n luggage; baggage; package
  2. n burden
  3. n payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)

Kanji and stroke order

baggage, shoulder-pole load, bear (a burden)
on: カ
kun: に
10 strokes · JLPT 2
thing, object, matter
on: ブツ、モツ
kun: もの、もの-
8 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “payload”

WordReadingMeaning
ペイロード peiroodopayload (of a cell, packet, etc.)

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
しゅっか shukkashipping; shipment; forwarding
にゅうか nyuukaarrival of goods; goods received
いなり inariInari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama)
てにもつ tenimotsuhand luggage; hand baggage
ふか fukaburdening; bearing; shouldering
どうぶつ doubutsuanimal
じんぶつ jinbutsuperson; character; figure
ものがたり monogataristory; tale; narrative

See also: Chinese symbol for “payload”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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