How to say “bag” in Japanese | 鞄 (カバン、かばん、kaban)

2023.09.30

The Japanese vocabulary「鞄 (カバン、かばん、kaban)」means “bag.” Please learn the pronunciation and the example sentences.

Japanese Vocabulary and the Meaning

Key Word鞄、カバン
Hiraganaかばん
Romaji Readingkaban
English Meaningbag

The Correct Japanese Pronunciations

Please learn the pronunciation by watching the attached video. You can also learn example sentences.

The Example Japanese Sentences

It is important to have skills in both non-honorific and honorific languages in order to use Japanese correctly.

Japanese Sentence黄き色いろの鞄かばんは妹いもうとのだ。
Romaji ReadingKiiro no kaban wa imōto no da.
English MeaningThe yellow bag is my younger sister’s. (Plain Form)
Japanese Sentence黄色の鞄は妹のです。
Romaji ReadingKiiro no kaban wa imōto no desu.
English MeaningThe yellow bag is my younger sister’s. (Polite Form)
Japanese Sentenceこの鞄かばんは、ポケットが少すくない。
Romaji ReadingKono kaban wa, poketto ga sukunai.
English MeaningThis bag has few pockets. (Plain Form)

In other words, this sentence indicates “There are not enough pockets in this bag.”

Japanese Sentenceこの鞄は、ポケットが少ないです。
Romaji ReadingKono kaban wa, poketto ga sukunai desu.
English MeaningThis bag has few pockets. (Polite Form)
Japanese Sentence友達ともだちとお揃そろいの鞄かばんにしたい。
Romaji ReadingTomodachi to o soroi no kaban ni shitai.
English MeaningI want to have a matching bag with my friend. (Plain Form)
Japanese Sentence友達とお揃いの鞄にしたいです。
Romaji ReadingTomodachi to o soroi no kaban ni shitai desu.
English MeaningI want to have a matching bag with my friend. (Polite Form)