handbag; tote bag; carry bag; shoulder bag
A bag with handles, carried by hand or over the shoulder. Covers various styles from small handbags to larger tote bags.
This handbag is light and easy to carry.
I always take a tote bag when I go shopping.
Standard kanji-katakana spelling.
Variant with さげ in kana; less common but still seen.
Compound of 手提げ (tesage, 'hand-carrying') and バッグ (baggu, from English 'bag').