Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

randoseru

/ˈɹɑn.doʊˌsɛ.ɹu/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ran-doseru
IPA: /ˈɹɑn.doʊˌsɛ.ɹu/

10

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of backpack worn by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, made of leather or leatherette.

Example Sentences

""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."
"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."
"'Hello, Miki darling! Where did you get that wonderful randoseru?' Kyoko asked."
"Seeking to capture an iconic moment mirrored across generations of Japanese family photo albums, the children, almost all of them carrying randoseru, lined up with their parents to pose for pictures in front of the school gate."

Etymology

From Japanese ランドセル (randoseru), from German Landser or Dutch ransel.

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: ランドセル, Landser, ransel

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɹɑn.doʊˌsɛ.ɹu/
British English: /ˈɹæn.də(ʊ)ˌsɛ.ɹuː/

Questions

How do you pronounce randoseru?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹɑn.doʊˌsɛ.ɹu/.
What does randoseru mean?: A type of backpack worn by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, made of leather or leatherette.
Where does randoseru come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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