鞄 — meaning in English
kaban
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English meaning
- bag noun A flexible container, often with an opening at the top, used to hold or carry items.
- briefcase noun A rigid rectangular case, usually with a handle, used to carry documents and papers.
- handbag noun A small bag, usually carried by women, used to hold personal items such as a wallet, keys, and makeup.
Senses
鞄 is used for these senses in English:
- bag A container made of leather, plastic, or other material, usually with a handle or handles, in which you carry personal items, or clothes or other things that you need for travelling. Includes shopping bags, schoolbags, suitcases, briefcases, handbags, backpacks, etc.
- bag (countable, uncountable) In certain phrases: money.
- briefcase A case used for carrying documents, especially for business.
- handbag (now, rare) A small bag carried in the hand, used either when travelling or to carry tools for a specific job. [from 19th c.]
bag — full definition
- noun A flexible container, often with an opening at the top, used to hold or carry items.
- verb To put something into a bag, or more broadly, to succeed in getting or catching something.