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Kotomora

嚢

pouch, purse, bag

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Readings

On'yomi

  • ノウ
  • ドウ

Kun'yomi

  • ふくろ

Meaning

嚢 centers on a flexible container for carrying or storing items: a pouch, purse, or bag.

Most common words using 嚢

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  • 胆嚢たんのう

    gallbladder; gall bladder

  • 嚢胞のうほう

    cyst

  • 土嚢どのう

    sandbag

  • 陰嚢ふぐり

    scrotum

  • あい嚢鈔あいのうしょう

    Ainosho (dictionary of Buddhism, first published in 1446)

  • じょう嚢じょうのう

    citrus fruit segment

  • アキレス腱滑液嚢炎アキレスけんかつえきのうえん

    achillobursitis

  • チョコレート嚢胞チョコレートのうほう

    chocolate cyst; ovarian endometrioma

  • ボーマン嚢ボーマンのう

    Bowman's capsule

  • 内膜症性嚢胞ないまくしょうせいのうほう

    endometrial cyst; endometrioma; chocolate cyst

  • 内衣嚢うちかくし

    inside pocket

  • 刺胞嚢しほうのう

    cnidosac; cnidocystic sac

  • 前嚢ぜんのう

    anterior capsule (ophthalmology)

  • 卵嚢らんのう

    egg sac; egg case; ootheca

  • 卵形嚢らんけいのう

    utriculus; utricle

  • 卵黄嚢らんおうのう

    yolk sac

  • 嗉嚢そのう

    bird's crop; bird's craw

  • 嚢中のうちゅう

    in a bag or one's purse

  • 嚢中の錐のうちゅうのきり

    cream rises to the top; a drill in a bag (will always poke through)

  • 嚢果のうか

    cystocarp (in red algae)

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Etymology

嚢 is a variant form of 囊, which historically combines 橐 (a bag or sack) with a phonetic element. The modern simplified form 嚢 reduces the inner complexity while retaining the bag-like enclosure.

Meaning mnemonic

The top 亠 and bottom 冖 form a container, while the inner 口 and surrounding strokes suggest something tied or gathered. Picture a drawstring pouch closed at the top and bottom.

Reading mnemonic

For ノウ, imagine a pouch filled with knowledge (知能, ちのう): the ノウ of 知能 cues the reading, and the pouch holds the wisdom.