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手提げ金庫 (tesagekinko) Japanese meaning: portable safe | Kotomora

手て提さげ金きん庫こ

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Meanings

1

portable safe; portable cash box

A small, lockable container with a handle, used for carrying money or valuables.

売うり上あげ金きんを手て提さげ金きん庫こに入いれて銀ぎん行こうへ持もっていく

。

I put the day's takings into a portable safe and take it to the bank.

Kanji

手hand
提propose, take along, carry in hand
金gold
庫warehouse, storehouse

Related words

金きん庫こ
金庫 is a general safe, often large and stationary, while 手提げ金庫 is specifically a portable, hand-carried version.

Built from

手て提さげ+金きん庫こ

Written forms

手て提さげ金きん庫こ
Standard kanji spelling with okurigana.
手て提さげ金きん庫こ
Variant without okurigana; less common but still used.

Etymology

Compound of 手提げ (hand-carried) and 金庫 (safe).