randoseru

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

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

randoseru

1. A type of leather backpack worn by Japanese elementary schoolchildren.
   • 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”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎, Pan Macmillan UK, →ISBN:

     'Hello, Miki darling! Where did you get that wonderful randoseru?' Kyoko asked.