袋ふくろ

noun

bag; sack; pouch

General word for a flexible container made of paper, cloth, plastic, etc.

• 買かい物もの袋ぶくろを持もってきてください。

  Please bring a shopping bag.

• お菓か子しの袋ふくろを開あける。

  I open the bag of snacks.

noun

skin of a fruit; peel

Refers to the outer skin or peel of fruits like oranges, especially when it can be separated as a whole piece.

• みかんの袋ふくろをむく。

  I peel the skin off the mandarin orange.

noun

dead end; blind alley

Used for a street or path that has no exit; often in the phrase 袋小路 (ふくろこうじ).

• この道みちは袋ふくろになっている。

  This road is a dead end.

noun

plot of land surrounded by water

Rare geographical use; refers to a piece of land enclosed by water, similar to an island but often smaller or less prominent.

• 川かわに囲かこまれた袋ふくろのような土と地ち。

  A plot of land surrounded by water like a sack.