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truck bed, loading platform, cargo area
The flat open area at the back of a truck or vehicle used for carrying goods. Also refers to the rear rack of a bicycle.
トラックの荷台に荷物を載せる。
I load goods onto the truck bed.
自転車の荷台にかばんをくくりつけた。
I strapped a bag to the bicycle rack.
荷台に人を乗せて走るのは道路交通法違反だ。
Driving with people riding on the truck bed is a traffic violation.
USAGE:
荷台 can refer to the cargo area of a truck (軽トラック, pickup truck), or to the rear rack on a bicycle. The word combines 荷 (load, cargo) with 台 (platform).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 荷台に載せる: to load onto the cargo area
- 荷台から降ろす: to unload from the cargo area
- トラックの荷台: truck bed
- 自転車の荷台: bicycle rack