drawstring purse; money pouch
A small traditional pouch closed with a drawstring, often used for carrying money or small items.
My grandmother put money in a drawstring purse for me.
She has a drawstring pouch hanging from her yukata sash.
fried tofu pouch (in oden)
A pouch made of deep-fried tofu (aburaage) stuffed with ingredients like mochi, konjac, or vegetables, simmered in oden broth.
See also: おでん
The fried tofu pouch in the oden has mochi inside.
unlicensed prostitute (Edo period)
Archaic term for an illegal prostitute during the Edo period, often operating outside the licensed pleasure quarters.
In the Edo period, 巾着 referred to an unlicensed prostitute.
sea anemone
hanger-on; follower; flunky; sycophant · waist pouch; purse strapped around the waist
purse seine
pocketbook plant; slipperwort; Calceolaria
boxer crab; pom-pom crab
Standard kanji spelling for all senses.
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially for the purse sense.
Originally referred to a drawstring pouch worn at the waist. The 'hanger-on' sense is an abbreviation of 腰巾着 (waist pouch), and the oden ingredient is named for its pouch-like shape. The Edo-period prostitute sense is a historical slang extension.
pickpocket