Japanese symbol for “payload”
荷物
にもつ
Romaji: nimotsu
luggage; baggage; package
In Japanese, payload is 荷物, read にもつ (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
- n luggage; baggage; package
- n burden
- n payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “payload”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ペイロード | ペイロード peiroodo | payload (of a cell, packet, etc.) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 出荷 | しゅっか shukka | shipping; shipment; forwarding |
| 入荷 | にゅうか nyuuka | arrival of goods; goods received |
| 稲荷 | いなり inari | Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama) |
| 手荷物 | てにもつ tenimotsu | hand luggage; hand baggage |
| 負荷 | ふか fuka | burdening; bearing; shouldering |
| 動物 | どうぶつ doubutsu | animal |
| 人物 | じんぶつ jinbutsu | person; character; figure |
| 物語 | ものがたり monogatari | story; 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.