Bag - Bag

Japanese: かばん(鞄) - かばん

A tool for storing and carrying personal items. Made of leather, synthetic leather, or thick cloth, it can be carried by hand, on the shoulder, or on the shoulder. The term "kaban" did not exist before the Meiji period, and is said to be a derivative of the Dutch word "kabas" and the Chinese word "kaban" (a board used to hold things between two sides of a board for carrying things). In 1878, the certificate of commendation for Morita Naoshichi of Osaka who exhibited at the Nagoya Exposition had the word "kaban" written in katakana. Also in the same year, the sign above the decorative box exhibited by Tanizawa Teizo at the Tokyo Prefectural Factory Exhibition used the character "kaban," which is a combination of the two characters for "kawabō" (leather pouch) and was commonly called "kawaban" at the time.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

身の回りの物を収納し，携行するための用具。革，合成皮革，厚地の布などで作られ，手提げ･抱え･肩掛けなどの形態がある。かばんという名称は明治以前にはなく，オランダ語のkabas，中国語の挟板(板の両面で物をはさんで持ち運ぶもの)の日本読み〈きゃばん〉などの転化したものという。1878年，名古屋の博覧会に大阪の森田直七が出品した際の褒賞状には，かたかなでカバンと書かれてあった。また同年，東京府勧工場に谷沢禎三が出品した飾箱の上の看板に〈鞄〉の字が使われたが，これは革包の2字を合体したもので，当時一般には革盤（かわばん）と呼んでいた。

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