JLPT N2 · 11 strokes
Kanji 袋: "sack, bag, pouch"
The kanji 袋 means "sack, bag, pouch". It is written with 11 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read タイ, ダイ in on'yomi and ふくろ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
タイダイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ふくろ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | sack, bag, pouch |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 11 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1125 of 2,501 |
Common words with 袋
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 袋bag; sack; pouch · skin of an orange (and other like fruits)
- 手袋glove; mitten; mitt
- 紙袋paper bag
- 胃袋stomach · dietary needs
- お袋(one's) mother
- ビニール袋plastic bag
- 袋小路blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street · deadlock; impasse; dead end
- 寝袋sleeping bag
- 革袋leather bag
- 麻袋jute bag
- 足袋tabi; traditional split-toe socks
- 袋叩きbeating someone up by ganging up on them · facing a barrage of criticism
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