commuter bag; work bag
A bag used for commuting to work, typically a briefcase, tote, or backpack carried daily.
I bought a new commuter bag.
I put my lunch and documents in my work bag.
Common mixed kanji-katakana spelling.
Mixed kanji-hiragana spelling; less common than the katakana variant.
Full kanji spelling using 鞄; rarely used in practice.
Compound of 通勤 (commuting) and カバン (bag). The word カバン is a loanword from Portuguese 'capa' or Dutch 'kabas', but the exact derivation is uncertain.