How do you say "leather bag" in Japanese?

In Japanese, "leather bag" is 革かばん (kawakaban). It is a noun pronounced "kah-wah-kah-bah-n".

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Pronunciation

革かばん is written in kanji and hiragana. Romanised as kawakaban, it sounds roughly like "kah-wah-kah-bah-n" to an English ear.

Example sentence

その革かばんはとても便利です。

Sono Kawakaban wa totemo benri desu.

That leather bag is very useful.

Usage notes

Kawakaban (革かばん) is the Japanese word for leather bag. This noun appears in everyday contexts across homes, offices, schools, and public spaces.

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Questions about 革かばん

How do you pronounce 革かばん?

革かばん is romanised as kawakaban. Say it roughly like "kah-wah-kah-bah-n" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.

Is 革かばん formal or casual?

革かばん is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech. The level of formality comes from the sentence structure around it, not from the word itself.

How is 革かばん written in Japanese?

革かばん is written using kanji and hiragana. Kanji characters carry the core meaning; any hiragana or katakana that follow show grammatical endings.

This word is part of the vocabulary taught in the Japanese language learning game Noun Town, where words are introduced through play rather than memorisation.