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Kotomora

袋

sack, bag, pouch

JLPTN2StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes11

Readings

On'yomi

  • タイ
  • ダイ

Kun'yomi

  • ふくろ

Nanori

  • てい
  • ない
  • ぶく

Meaning

袋 centers on a flexible container for holding or carrying things: a sack, bag, or pouch.

Most common words using 袋

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  • 袋ふくろ
    N4

    bag; sack; pouch

  • 手袋てぶくろ
    N4

    glove; mitten; mitt

  • 福袋ふくぶくろ

    lucky-dip bag; grab bag; mystery package (with a variety of articles possibly worth more than the purchase price)

  • 知恵袋ちえぶくろ

    all one's wisdom; bag (full) of wisdom

  • 紙袋かみぶくろ

    paper bag

  • 寝袋ねぶくろ

    sleeping bag

  • 胃袋いぶくろ

    stomach

  • 布袋ぬのぶくろ

    cloth bag

  • 布袋ほてい

    Hotei; Budai; god of contentment, depicted as a pot-bellied monk who carries a large cloth bag on his back

  • 足袋たび
    N2

    tabi; traditional split-toe socks

  • お袋おふくろ
    N1

    (one's) mother

  • 袋叩きふくろだたき

    beating someone up by ganging up on them

  • 袋小路ふくろこうじ

    blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street

  • 小袋こぶくろ

    small bag

  • 堪忍袋かんにんぶくろ

    one's store of patience

  • 大袋おおぶくろ

    large bag

  • 浮き袋うきぶくろ

    swimming belt; swimming float; life buoy; life jacket

  • 地下足袋じかたび

    work tabi; split-toed heavy cloth shoes with rubber soles

  • 戸袋とぶくろ

    box (built-in) for containing shutters; shutter case; door pocket

  • 布袋葵ほていあおい

    common water hyacinth (Pontederia crassipes)

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Etymology

袋 combines 衣 (clothing) with 代, which likely contributes the sound. The idea is a cloth container, like a bag or sack.

Meaning mnemonic

The top 代 looks like a person, and the bottom 衣 is clothing. Imagine a person carrying clothes in a large sack or bag.

Reading mnemonic

For タイ, picture tying a bag shut: tie -> タイ, and the bag is securely closed.