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(ふくろ/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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