Explore 袋 in everyday words for bags and gloves. Learn each reading with the whole word.
The idea
袋 has 11 strokes; use the linked diagram for stroke order. 袋 is ふくろ alone, while 紙袋 is かみぶくろ and 手袋 is てぶくろ: the initial ふ becomes ぶ in these compounds.
Examples
- 袋にりんごを入れます。I put apples in a bag.
- 紙袋を一つください。One paper bag, please.
- 寒いので、手袋をします。It is cold, so I put on gloves.
- ごみ袋を玄関の横に置きます。I put the rubbish bag beside the entrance.
- この袋には何が入っていますか。What is in this bag?
- 母に新しい手袋をあげました。I gave my mother new gloves.
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Watch out
手袋 means gloves, not a bag held in the hand. The reading ぶくろ is not automatic in every compound; learn the complete word.
Try it yourself
Write the reading of 袋 in hiragana.
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ふくろ
袋 is ふくろ: it means a bag or sack. Remember the reading with the word.
Write the reading of 手袋 in hiragana.
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てぶくろ
手袋 is てぶくろ, gloves. The ふ in ふくろ becomes ぶ after 手.
Choose the missing kanji: 紙＿（かみぶくろ）［袋／服］.
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袋
袋 completes 紙袋（かみぶくろ）, a paper bag; 服 means clothing.
Practice round
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Write the reading of 袋 in hiragana.
Write the reading of 手袋 in hiragana.
Choose the missing kanji: 紙＿（かみぶくろ）［袋／服］.
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Write 袋 following the diagram. Cover the examples, read 紙袋 and 手袋 aloud, then make a sentence with one.