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嚢中 (のうちゅう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

嚢のう中ちゅう

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Meanings

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noun

inside a bag; in one's purse

Literary or classical noun meaning the interior of a bag or purse; rarely used in modern everyday speech.

嚢のう中ちゅうの物ものを取とり出だす。
Take an item out of the bag.

Kanji

嚢pouch, purse, bag
中in, inside, middle

Similar words

袋ふくろの中なか
袋の中 is the common modern expression for 'inside a bag', while 嚢中 is a rare literary term.

Etymology

Compound of 嚢 (nō, 'bag, pouch') and 中 (chū, 'inside'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning.