ハンドバッグ

also: ハンドバック

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Common wordJLPTN4Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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A small to medium-sized bag carried by hand or over the shoulder, used mainly by women for personal items.

She bought a new handbag.

そのハンドバッグは本ほん革がわでできている。

That handbag is made of genuine leather.

ハンドバッグを持もつto carry a handbag
彼かの女じょはいつも赤あかいハンドバッグを持もっている。
She always carries a red handbag.
ハンドバッグに〈物もの〉を入いれるto put something in one's handbag
スマホをハンドバッグに入いれた。
I put my phone in my handbag.

バッグN3
バッグ is the general word for any bag, while ハンドバッグ specifically means a handbag or purse carried by hand or on the shoulder.
ショルダーバッグ
ハンドバッグ is carried by a short handle in the hand, while ショルダーバッグ is slung over the shoulder on a long strap.

財さい布ふN5
財布 is a wallet or coin purse for money, whereas ハンドバッグ is the larger bag that often holds the 財布 along with other personal items.

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

ハンドバッグUsage95%
Standard katakana spelling for the English loanword 'handbag'.
ハンドバックUsage5%
search-only kana form
Common misspelling or variant; included for search convenience. The standard spelling is ハンドバッグ.

Borrowed from English 'handbag'.