also: つづらこ
wicker clothes hamper; traditional woven basket
A traditional Japanese basket woven from wicker, bamboo, or vines, often used for storing clothes or as a travel trunk. The word is usually written in kana.
Several old wicker hampers remain at my grandmother's house.
I keep my kimono in a wicker hamper.
Kana spelling is standard; the kanji form 葛籠 is rare and may not be recognized by all readers.
Kanji form using gikun/jukujikun reading; rarely used in modern writing.
Rarely used kana form with the suffix こ; may appear in older or dialectal contexts.
The origin is uncertain; the word may be related to the verb つづる (to patch or weave together), reflecting the woven construction of the basket.