ランドセル

Japanese

Two sisters wearing randoseru

Etymology

Borrowed either from Dutch ransel with an epenthetic d, or from German Ranzen, or from German Landser (“soldier”) after the Tornister knapsacks German soldiers wore.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ランドセル [ràńdóséꜜrù] (Nakadaka – [4])
• (Tokyo) ランドセル [ràńdóꜜsèrù] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ɾã̠ndo̞se̞ɾɯ̟]

Noun

ランドセル • (randoseru) 

1. randoseru (type of backpack worn by Japanese elementary schoolchildren)

Hypernyms

• 鞄(かばん) (kaban)

Descendants

• → English: randoseru