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valuables pouch; valuables case; valuables locker
A container, pouch, bag, or designated storage space for keeping valuable items like wallets, jewelry, and electronics safe, commonly found in gyms, hot springs, and changing rooms.
Compound of 貴重品 (valuables; precious items) and 入れ (container; holder). The suffix ~入れ is productive and indicates a container for the preceding noun (e.g., 小銭入れ, coin purse; 名刺入れ, business card holder).
Common collocations
- 貴重品入れに入れる: to put something in the valuables locker
- 貴重品入れを利用する: to use the valuables storage
- 貴重品入れの鍵: key to the valuables locker
Usage
At Japanese gyms, 温泉 (hot springs), and 銭湯 (public baths), there are typically small lockers or safes specifically for valuables, separate from the larger clothes lockers. Signs reading 貴重品入れ or 貴重品ロッカー are common.