かばん

かばん · kaban · JLPT N5 · noun

bag

かばん — bag

👜 kaban sounds like cabin: a cabin bag is the bag you carry on

Sound-alike: ka-ban is close to cabin, as in cabin bag. Etymology is uncertain; one common theory traces it to Chinese 夾板 (kyaban), boards used to clamp and carry goods. Usually written in kana, kanji 鞄.

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