What is the Kanji for "Bag" and "Sack"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Bag" and "Sack", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Bag" and "Sack" is "袋".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Fukuro".

Its onyomi reading is "Tai".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The kanji "代" means "Substitute" and "Era" and can be read as "Yo", "Dai", and "Ka". And The kanji "衣" means "Clothes" and can be read as "I" and "Koromo".

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "袋" mean in japanese?

"袋" means "Bag" and "Sack".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N2 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

袋: "Bag". The noun '袋 (ふくろ)' refers to a container, typically made of cloth, paper, or plastic, used to carry or store items. It can be used to describe various types of bags, such as shopping bags, gift bags, or pouches. For example: I put the groceries in the bag - (私は食料品を袋に入れた). This bag is too small - (この袋は小さすぎる).

手袋: "Glove". The Japanese noun '手袋 (てぶくろ)' refers to a covering for the hand, typically made of cloth, leather, or other material, used to keep the hands warm or protect them. It is a common item of clothing worn in cold weather. For example: I need to wear gloves when it's cold outside - (寒い時は手袋をする必要があります). She bought a new pair of leather gloves - (彼女は新しい革手袋を買いました).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "た" is read as "ta". The hiragana "い" is read as "i". The hiragana "ふ" is read as "fu". The hiragana "く" is read as "ku". And The hiragana "ろ" is read as "ro".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.