also: あみカゴ
wicker basket; woven basket
A basket made by weaving materials such as bamboo, rattan, or wire.
My grandmother put fruit in a wicker basket for me.
This woven basket is handmade and very sturdy.
Common mixed kanji-kana spelling; かご is often written in kana.
Katakana variant for かご, sometimes seen in informal or stylistic writing.
Full kanji spelling; 籠 is less common in modern usage.
Compound of 編み (ami, 'weaving') + かご (kago, 'basket'). The exact historical derivation is straightforward.