also: ずたぶくろ
cloth sack; carry-all bag
A simple cloth bag, often used by Buddhist monks or travelers; can refer to any large, unstructured sack.
The ascetic monk carried a cloth sack over his shoulder.
My grandmother uses a carry-all bag for shopping.
Standard kanji spelling; 頭陀 is a Buddhist term (dhūta) used phonetically.
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; common in everyday writing.
Variant with irregular kana ずた; less common.
From 頭陀 (ずだ, dhūta, Buddhist ascetic practice) + 袋 (ふくろ, bag). Originally a bag carried by monks on alms rounds; now a general term for a simple cloth sack.