🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

手荷物

Pronunciation / Transliteration: temotsu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Baggage/ˈbæɡ.ɪdʒ/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"彼女は空港で手荷物を受け取りました。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The bags and personal belongings that a traveler carries.

    "She packed her baggage carefully before heading to the airport."
  2. 2

    A term used metaphorically to refer to emotional or psychological burdens.

    "He carried a lot of emotional baggage from his past relationships."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'baggage' originates from the Middle English term 'bagge', which itself comes from the Old Norse 'baggi', meaning 'bag'. The term evolved in the late 14th century to refer to personal belongings carried during travel, and has since broadened to encompass emotional burdens as well.

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