買(か)い物袋(ものぶくろ)

かいものぶくろ
noun
shopping bag
1. shopping bag
A bag used to carry purchased goods, whether a reusable bag brought from home or a bag provided at a store.
買(か)い物袋(ものぶくろ)を持(も)っていく。
I'll bring a shopping bag.
買(か)い物袋(ものぶくろ)が重(おも)くて手(て)が痛(いた)い。
The shopping bag is so heavy my hands hurt.
レジ袋(ぶくろ)が有料(ゆうりょう)になったので、買(か)い物袋(ものぶくろ)を忘(わす)れないようにしている。
Since plastic bags became paid, I make sure not to forget my shopping bag.

Compound of 買(か)い物(もの) (shopping) and 袋(ぶくろ) (bag). Since Japan made plastic bags (レジ袋(ぶくろ)) paid at stores in 2020, the word 買(か)い物袋(ものぶくろ) is now commonly associated with reusable bags (エコバッグ) that shoppers bring themselves.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 買(か)い物袋(ものぶくろ)を持参(じさん)する: to bring one's own shopping bag
  • 買(か)い物袋(ものぶくろ)に入(い)れる: to put in a shopping bag
  • 買(か)い物袋(ものぶくろ)を忘(わす)れる: to forget one's shopping bag

RELATED TERMS:

  • レジ袋(ぶくろ): plastic bag (at checkout) — the disposable bag provided at the register
  • エコバッグ: reusable bag; eco bag — a loanword commonly used for reusable shopping bags
  • 紙袋(かみぶくろ): paper bag
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