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. The shape often implies a closing or opening to contain the contents.

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

⚫︎ ゴミ袋（ゴミぶくろ） Translation: garbage bag ⚫︎ 手袋（てぶくろ） Translation: gloves ⚫︎ 紙袋（かみぶくろ） Translation: paper bag

The kanji 袋 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字 - keisei moji). The left part is the radical 衤 which represents clothing or cloth. The right part is 㘣 (not a standard kanji on its own), which provides the phonetic component, implying the sound "tai". Thus, this kanji visually combines the element of cloth (related to the material of the bag) with a sound element. The original meaning evolved to reflect the container aspect of the bag as well.