fine-meshed bamboo basket
Archaic term for a tightly woven bamboo basket. Not used in modern everyday language; encountered mainly in historical or literary contexts.
An old document records that fruit was offered in a fine-meshed bamboo basket.
形見 is pronounced identically to 筐 but means a keepsake or memento, not a basket.
counter for small objects; counter for pieces · counter for military units · individual; one person · counter for years of age difference; counter for school years
flower basket
Standard kanji form for this archaic term.
Variant kanji form; less common than 筐.
The derivation is uncertain; the kanji 筐 (and variant 筺) are conventionally associated with bamboo containers.