handbasket; small hand-held basket
A small basket carried by hand, often used for shopping, gathering, or storage.
祖母は手かごを持って買い物に出かけた。
My grandmother went shopping carrying a handbasket.
Common mixed kana-kanji spelling; avoids the less common kanji 籠.
Kanji spelling using 籠; less common but still seen.
Variant kanji spelling using 篭; rare.
Compound of 手 (hand) and 籠 (basket).