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How do you say "shopping cart" in Japanese?
買い物かご
kaimonokago
In Japanese, "shopping cart" is 買い物かご (kaimonokago).
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Pronunciation
買い物かご is written using kanji. Romanised as kaimonokago, it sounds roughly like "kah-ee-moh-noh-kah-goh" to an English ear.
Writing and usage
Kaimonokago combines kanji for shopping (買い物), and basket/cart (かご). The compound clearly describes the shopping container.
Example sentence
買い物かごを使います。
Kaimonokago wo tsukaimasu.
I use the shopping cart.
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How to remember 買い物かご
Shopping (kaimono) + cart (kago) = shopping cart. Metal basket on wheels for carrying groceries through the supermarket.
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Questions about 買い物かご
How do you pronounce 買い物かご?
買い物かご is romanised as kaimonokago. Say it roughly like "kah-ee-moh-noh-kah-goh" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.
Is 買い物かご formal or casual?
買い物かご 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 買い物かご written in Japanese?
買い物かご is written using kanji. Kaimonokago combines kanji for shopping (買い物), and basket/cart (かご).
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"Shopping cart" in other languages
- Korean 쇼핑 카트 (syoping kateu)
- Chinese 购物车 (gòu wù chē)
- Spanish el carrito de la compra
- Spanish (Latin America) el carrito de compras
- French le chariot
- German der Einkaufswagen
- Italian il carrello della spesa
- Russian тележка (teležka)
- Greek το καρότσι του σούπερ μάρκετ (to karotsi tou super market)
- Arabic عربية تسوق (aarabiaat tasawwuq)
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