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luggage, baggage
Bags, suitcases, or packages that one carries when traveling. Can also refer to parcels or cargo.
荷物 means luggage, baggage, or parcels - items carried when traveling or packages being transported.
COUNTER:
個 counts pieces of luggage: 荷物一個 (one piece of luggage)
COMMON TYPES:
- 手荷物: hand luggage, carry-on
- 預け荷物: checked baggage
- 宅配荷物: delivery package
COMMON EXPRESSIONS:
- 荷物を持つ: to carry luggage
- 荷物を預ける: to check luggage
- 荷物を受け取る: to receive luggage
- 荷物を置く: to put down luggage
TRAVEL IN JAPAN:
Train stations have コインロッカー (coin lockers) for storing 荷物. Luggage delivery services (宅配便) can send bags ahead to your next hotel.