かばん

• 読み: かばん
• ローマ字: kaban
• 漢字の分解: 鞄 (kaban) — bag (kanji rarely used; 革 radical indicates leather)
• 発音: /ka.ba.ɴ/

意味

Bag; satchel; briefcase. A general term for any type of bag carried by hand or on the shoulder.

While the kanji 鞄 exists, this word is almost always written in hiragana in modern Japanese. It covers a wide range of bags including handbags, school bags, suitcases, and briefcases. Context usually clarifies the specific type.

例文

1. かばんの中に本があります。
2. 新しいかばんが欲しいです。
3. かばんを忘れてしまいました。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily life, school, travel

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Believed to derive from a Dutch or Portuguese loanword adapted into Japanese during the Edo period. The kanji 鞄 is an ateji (phonetic kanji assignment) using the 革 (leather) radical.

文化的背景

時代: Edo period

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal