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嚢中 (nouchuu) Japanese meaning: inside a bag | Kotomora

嚢のう中ちゅう

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Meanings

1

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.

Expressions

嚢のう中ちゅうの錐きりa talented person will stand out; cream rises to the top

Kanji

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

Related 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.