Japanese symbol for “unloading”
荷揚げ
にあげ
Romaji: niage
unloading; landing
In Japanese, unloading is 荷揚げ, read にあげ (niage).
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Meanings
- n, vi, vs unloading; landing
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “unloading”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 陸揚げ | りくあげ rikuage | unloading (a ship); landing |
| 水揚げ | みずあげ mizuage | landing; unloading (e.g. a ship) |
| 下ろし | おろし oroshi | dropping; unloading; removing |
| 揚陸 | ようりく youriku | unloading (a ship) |
| アンロード | アンロード anroodo | unloading (from memory) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 荷物 | にもつ nimotsu | luggage; baggage; package |
| 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 |
| 揚げ | あげ age | deep-frying; deep-fried food |
| 高揚 | こうよう kouyou | elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift |
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.