Kanji Detail for 袋 - "bag, sack, pouch"

袋

Jōyō Kanji

JLPT N2

Meaning

袋 means "bag, sack, pouch."
1. Bag - A container made of flexible material.
2. Sack - A large bag for carrying items.
3. Pouch - A small bag or pocket.
4. Dead end - A path with no exit.
Words using 袋
- 手袋てぶくろ glove; mitten; mitt
- 紙袋かみぶくろ paper bag
Tattoo check: 袋
- Verified meaning: bag, sack, pouch
- Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
- Used in real Japanese given names (read ふくろ)
A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.
Name readings of 袋

Surnames 袋(ふくろ)
Dictionary Citations

The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

sack; bag; pouch

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

pocket, bag, sack, pouch

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

pouch; bag; sack; pocket

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

bag, sack; pocket, pouch

XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

Commonly, a pouch is called 袋.
Onyomi

dai(ダイ)

tai(タイ)
Kunyomi

fukuro(ふくろ)
Strokes

11 strokes
Radical

衣衤 (koromo・koromohen)
Related Keywords

bag sack pouch dead end container pocket purse package carry hold storage