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リュックサック (ryukkusakku) Japanese meaning: backpack | Kotomora

リュックサック

also: りゅっくざっく · るっくさっく · るっくざっく

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Common word›Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

backpack; rucksack; knapsack

A bag carried on the back, often with two shoulder straps. The most common modern term for a backpack in Japanese.

from German Rucksack

旅りょ行こうにはリュックサック

が

便べん

利り

だ

。

A backpack is convenient for traveling.

彼かれはリュックサックに教きょう科か書しょを詰つめた。

He stuffed his textbooks into his backpack.

Usage patterns

リュックサックを背せ負おうto carry a backpack on one's back
彼かれは大おおきなリュックサックを背せ負おって山やま道みちを歩あるいた。
He walked along the mountain trail carrying a large backpack on his back.
リュックサックに〈物もの〉を入いれるto put something into a backpack
リュックサックに水みずと食たべ物ものを入いれた。
I put water and food into my backpack.
リュックサックを下おろすto take off/set down a backpack
疲つかれたので、リュックサックを下おろして休やすんだ。
Since I was tired, I took off my backpack and rested.

Related words

バックパック
リュックサック is the everyday Japanese word for a backpack, while バックパック is a loanword often used for larger, travel-style packs.
ナップザック
リュックサック refers to a general backpack, whereas ナップサック denotes a smaller, simpler drawstring bag.
リュックN4
リュックサック is the full word for a backpack, while リュック is the shorter, far more common everyday abbreviation.
ランドセル
リュックサック is a general term for any backpack, while ランドセル specifically means the rigid backpack Japanese elementary school children use.
ザック
リュックサック is the more common, everyday word for a backpack, while ザック is a shorter, slightly more casual or outdoor-specialist variant.

Don't confuse with

ランドセル
リュックサック is a generic term for any backpack, while ランドセル specifically refers to the sturdy, boxy backpack used by Japanese elementary school children.
ショルダーバッグ
リュックサック is worn on both shoulders like a backpack, whereas ショルダーバッグ hangs from a single shoulder strap.

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

Written forms

リュックサックUsage100%
Most common spelling; borrowed from German 'Rucksack'.
リュックザック
Variant with rendaku-like voicing; less common but encountered.
ルックサック
Rare variant; may be influenced by English 'rucksack'.
ルックザック
Rare variant combining the 'ru' onset and voicing.

Etymology

Borrowed from German 'Rucksack'. The variant リュックザック shows voicing of the second element, possibly by analogy with rendaku or influence from the German pronunciation.