鞄

Glyph origin
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Definitions

 * 1) to work hides
 * 2) leather bag

Etymology
Possibly derived from or,  modern 🇨🇬 reading kiap-pán. Another proposed etymology is Dutch 🇨🇬, likely introduced through the Japanese-Dutch trade during the.

The original meaning of the kanji referred to tanned leather or a tanner who produces such material. The native reading () kaban only appears from the (1868–1912).

First attested with this reading to a work from 1877; over the period of roughly 1877–1887, this word grew in popularity and displaced the previous term.

Noun

 * 1)  a bag, satchel, briefcase, or handbag often made of leather or canvas