randoseru

English

Etymology

From Japanese ランドセル, itself from German Landser or Dutch ransel.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɹandə(ʊ)ˌsɛɹuː/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɹɑndoʊˌsɛɹu/

Noun

randoseru

A type of backpack worn by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, made of leather or leatherette.
- 1992, Yoshio Terasawa, Through my eyes: Wall Street, Washington, D.C., and Japan's Diet‎, Japan Times:
  "The randoseru is an indispensable object in Japan which gives poetic charm to spring,” I explained to Leigh Hollywood, but I don't think he understood.
- 2007 August 6, Ed -- The Tall Guy, “BB: Looking for a bag...”, in alt.callahans‎:
  It was an unconstructed ballistic nylon (I think) messenger bag, with a back pocket that unzipped to a set of padded shoulder straps that turned it into something roughly the same shape as a randoseru.
- 2020 September 29, Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Before the Coffee Gets Cold: Tales from the Café‎, Pan Macmillan UK, →ISBN:
  'Hello, Miki darling! Where did you get that wonderful randoseru?' Kyoko asked.

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