(きちょうひんい)

きちょうひんいれ
noun
valuables pouch; valuables case
1. 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.
貴重品入(きちょうひんい)れはありますか。
Is there a valuables locker?
温泉(おんせん)脱衣場(だついじょう)貴重品入(きちょうひんい)れがある。
There's a valuables locker in the hot spring changing room.
財布(さいふ)やスマホは貴重品入(きちょうひんい)れに()れてから、プールに(はい)ってください。
Please put your wallet and smartphone in the valuables locker before entering the pool.

Compound of 貴重品(きちょうひん) (valuables; precious items) and ()れ (container; holder). The suffix ~()れ is productive and indicates a container for the preceding noun (e.g., 小銭入(こぜにい)れ, coin purse; 名刺入(めいしい)れ, business card holder).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 貴重品入(きちょうひんい)れに()れる: to put something in the valuables locker
  • 貴重品入(きちょうひんい)れを利用(りよう)する: to use the valuables storage
  • 貴重品入(きちょうひんい)れの(かぎ): key to the valuables locker

USAGE:
At Japanese gyms, 温泉(おんせん) (hot springs), and 銭湯(せんとう) (public baths), there are typically small lockers or safes specifically for valuables, separate from the larger clothes lockers. Signs reading 貴重品入(きちょうひんい)れ or 貴重品(きちょうひん)ロッカー are common.

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 貴重品(きちょうひん)ロッカー: valuables locker (same meaning, uses the loanword ロッカー)
  • セーフティボックス: safety deposit box, found in hotels
  • 金庫(きんこ): safe, for more permanent storage