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書類かばん (しょるいかばん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

書しょ類るいかばん

also: しょるいカバン

Meanings

1

noun

briefcase; attaché case

A bag specifically for carrying documents and business papers; often used in office or formal settings.

彼かれは書しょ類るいかばんを抱かかえて会かい議ぎ室しつに入はいった。
He entered the meeting room carrying a briefcase.
新あたらしい書しょ類るいかばんを買かいたい。
I want to buy a new briefcase.

Written forms

書しょ類るいかばん
Standard mixed kanji-kana spelling; the most common written form.
書しょ類るいカバン
Katakana variant for かばん; sometimes seen in advertisements or casual writing.
書しょ類るい鞄かばん
Full kanji spelling; the kanji 鞄 is less common and may not be recognized by all readers.
しょるいカバン

Kanji

書write
類

sort, kind, variety

鞄suitcase, bag, briefcase

Similar words

かばん
General term for bag; 書類かばん specifies a bag for documents, while かばん can refer to any bag.
アタッシェケース
Loanword from English 'attaché case'; often implies a hard, formal case, while 書類かばん can be softer or more general.

Etymology

Compound of 書類 (documents) and かばん (bag). The word かばん is of uncertain origin, possibly from Chinese 夾板 or a native Japanese term.