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袋
Bag, Sack
ふくろ (fukuro)
JLPT N2
Interesting Fact
Since Japan introduced charges for plastic shopping bags in many stores, the word 袋 (fukuro) has become even more common in daily conversations. Cashiers often ask 『袋はご利用ですか？』 ('Do you need a bag?').
Memory Trick
Imagine carrying groceries home in a large paper bag. That shopping bag helps you remember 袋 means 'bag.'
Readings
Onyomi: タイ (tai)
Kunyomi: ふくろ (fukuro)
Example Words
袋
ふくろ (fukuro)
Bag
紙袋
かみぶくろ (kamibukuro)
Paper bag
袋入り
ふくろいり (fukuroiri)
Bagged
手袋
てぶくろ (tebukuro)
Gloves
Example Sentence
買った 本 を 袋 に 入れました。
かった ほん を ふくろ に いれました。
katta hon o fukuro ni iremashita
I put the book into a bag.