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肩掛けカバン (かたかけカバン) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

肩かた掛かけカバン

also: かたかけかばん

Meanings

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noun

A bag carried by a strap over the shoulder, such as a messenger bag or a shoulder-slung handbag.

彼かの女じょは肩かた掛かけカバンを斜ななめにかけている。
She is wearing a shoulder bag across her body.
通つう勤きんには軽かるい肩かた掛かけカバンが便べん利りだ。
A light shoulder bag is convenient for commuting.

Written forms

肩かた掛かけカバン
Standard kanji-katakana hybrid spelling.
肩かた掛かけかばん
Fully hiragana spelling for かばん; common in everyday writing.
肩かた掛かけ鞄かばん
Uses the kanji 鞄 for かばん; less common but still seen.
肩かたかけカバン
Variant with かけ in hiragana.
肩かたかけかばん
Variant with both かけ and かばん in hiragana.
かたかけかばん

Kanji

肩shoulder

掛hang, suspend, depend

鞄suitcase, bag, briefcase

Similar words

ショルダーバッグ
Loanword from English; often used interchangeably, but 肩掛けカバン is a more descriptive Japanese term.
手て提さげカバン
A handbag carried by hand, not slung over the shoulder.

Etymology

Compound of 肩掛け (shoulder-hanging) + カバン/かばん (bag).