負 荷(ふか)

ふか

noun

load, burden, stress

technical

1. load, burden, stress

A weight or demand placed on a system, body, or person. Used in technical contexts for mechanical/electrical load, in fitness for physical stress on muscles, and more broadly for any kind of burden.

サーバーに負荷(ふか)がかかっている。

The server is under heavy load.

膝(ひざ)に負荷(ふか)をかけすぎないようにしてください。

Please don't put too much stress on your knees.

環境(かんきょう)への負荷(ふか)を減(へ)らすために、リサイクルを推進(すいしん)している。

We are promoting recycling to reduce the burden on the environment.

Usage

負荷(ふか) is versatile and appears in technical, medical, fitness, and environmental contexts. The most common pattern is 負荷(ふか)がかかる (load is applied) and 負荷(ふか)をかける (to apply load). In computing, it refers to system load; in exercise, to the intensity of training.

Common collocations

負荷(ふか)がかかる: load/stress is applied
負荷(ふか)をかける: to apply load/stress
負荷(ふか)を軽減(けいげん)する: to reduce the load
高(こう)負荷(ふか): high load
負荷(ふか)試験(しけん): load test, stress test
環境(かんきょう)負荷(ふか): environmental burden

Similar words

負担(ふたん) (burden, share) is used more for financial or personal burdens. 負荷(ふか) is more technical and physical. ストレス (stress) is the common loanword used in everyday conversation about mental pressure.

Related Words

Compare: 負担(ふたん) (burden (financial/personal))

general

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