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手提げ (てさげ, tesage) Japanese meaning: handbag | Kotomora

手て提さげ

て

さ

げ

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Common word›Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

handbag; purse; small carry bag

A small bag with handles, typically carried by hand; often used for shopping or personal items.

彼かの女じょは手て提さげに財さい布ふと鍵かぎ

を

入い

れ

た

。

She put her wallet and keys in her handbag.

この手て提さげは軽かるくて持もちやすい。

This handbag is light and easy to carry.

Usage patterns

手て提さげを持もつto carry a handbag
彼かの女じょは小ちいさな手て提さげを持もって出でかけた。
She went out carrying a small handbag.
〈物もの〉を手て提さげに入いれるto put something into a handbag
買かった本ほんを手て提さげに入いれた。
I put the book I bought into my handbag.

Kanji

手hand
提propose, take along, carry in hand

Related words

バッグN3
バッグ is a general loanword for any bag, while 手提げ specifically denotes a small hand-carried bag with handles.
かばんN5
かばん covers all kinds of bags including briefcases and backpacks, whereas 手提げ refers only to a hand-carried, handled bag.

Counted with

個こN5
counter for small objects; counter for pieces · counter for military units · individual; one person · counter for years of age difference; counter for school years

Word family

手て提さげかご
handbasket; hand basket
手て提さげ袋ぶくろ
handbag; shopping bag
手て提さげ金きん庫こ
portable safe; portable cash box
手て提さげかばん
handbag; purse; briefcase; attache case

Built from

手て+提さげる

Written forms

手て提さげUsage64%
Standard kanji spelling; high frequency in news sources.
手てさげUsage25%
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; less common but still encountered.
手て提さげUsage11%
Abbreviated kanji form; rarely used in modern writing.

Etymology

Compound of 手 (hand) and 提げ (the continuative form of 提げる, 'to carry in one's hand').

手て提さげバッグ

handbag; tote bag; carry bag; shoulder bag