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shopping bag
A bag used to carry purchased goods, whether a reusable bag brought from home or a bag provided at a store.
Compound of 買い物 (shopping) and 袋 (bag). Since Japan made plastic bags (レジ袋) paid at stores in 2020, the word 買い物袋 is now commonly associated with reusable bags (エコバッグ) that shoppers bring themselves.
Common collocations
- 買い物袋を持参する: to bring one's own shopping bag
- 買い物袋に入れる: to put in a shopping bag
- 買い物袋を忘れる: to forget one's shopping bag