The kanji 袋 primarily means "bag," "sack," or "pouch." It refers to a container, typically made of flexible material, used for holding and carrying things. This can range from a small pouch for coins to a large sack for groceries. The core concept is that of an enclosure used for containment.

・On-yomi (音読み): タイ (tai) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): ふくろ (fukuro)

⚫︎ゴミ袋 Translation: Garbage bag ⚫︎手袋 Translation: Gloves ⚫︎紙袋 Translation: Paper bag

The kanji 袋 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字). The left side is the radical 衤, meaning "clothing" or "cloth," which provides the semantic component (meaning). The right side 㒸is the phonetic component, indicating the pronunciation. Therefore, the character suggests a container made of cloth. Originally, it was a pouch or bag made from cloth, reflecting its core meaning of "bag" or "sack."