Japanese word

負荷

Pronunciation

Romajifuka

Meaning

  • nounstrain

Example

この運動は足に負荷がかかります。ko no un dō wa ashi ni fu ka ga ka ka ri ma su

This exercise puts strain on your legs.

Illustration for 負荷 (strain)

More examples

この設定にすると、機械への負荷を減らせます。ko no set tei ni su ru to ki kai e no fu ka o he ra se ma su

With this setting, you can reduce the load on the machine.

Core concept

Centers on something being made to bear an added physical or mental demand that can affect its condition or performance.

Common phrases

  • 負荷がかかるfu ka ga ka ka ru

    put strain on

  • 負荷をかけるfu ka o ka ke ru

    put a load on

  • 負荷を軽減するfu ka o kei gen su ru

    reduce the strain

  • 負荷を調整するfu ka o chō sei su ru

    adjust the load

Similar words

負担futan: A physical, mental, or practical burden that a person or system must bear.
荷重kajū: The force or weight that an object or structure must support.

Definition in Japanese

人や物に対して加えられ、その状態や働きに影響する力や仕事の量。hito ya mono ni tai shi te kuwa e ra re so no jō tai ya hatara ki ni ei kyō su ru chikara ya shi goto no ryō

Word origin

The compound 負荷 (fuka) consists of 負 (fu, "to bear") and 荷 (ka, "load"), so its form directly combines bearing with a burden.

Usage tips

  • In technical and everyday speech, 負荷がかかる (fuka ga kakaru) can describe demands on the body as well as demands on a machine or system.

Other meanings

  • loadnoun
  • stressnoun

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