袋

音読おんよみ: タイ

訓読くんよみ: ふくろ

画数かくすう: 11

部首ぶしゅ: 衣(ころも)

Meaning

Bag / Sack / Pouch / Pocket

  • ふくろ — bag; sack; pouch
  • 手袋てぶくろ — gloves; mittens
  • 紙袋かみぶくろ — paper bag
  • 寝袋ねぶくろ — sleeping bag
  • 胃袋いぶくろ — stomach; “inner bag” for food
  • 足袋たび — traditional split-toe socks worn with kimono
  • 袋小路ふくろこうじ — dead-end street; cul-de-sac

On the left, the radical points to cloth or clothing. The right side gives the sound タイ and hints at something used in place of a rigid container. Put together, suggests a soft cloth container — a bag you can stuff, tie, and carry close to the body.

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