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shopping basket
A basket provided by stores for customers to carry items while shopping, typically placed near the entrance.
買い物かごがいっぱいになった。
The shopping basket got full.
In Japanese supermarkets, there's often a system where you use one 買い物かご while shopping, then transfer items to a clean basket at checkout for the cashier to pack.
Common collocations
- 買い物かごを持つ (to carry a shopping basket)
- 買い物かごに入れる (to put in the shopping basket)
- 買い物かご置き場 (shopping basket station)