Meaning

Primary

Mystery Bag

Alternatives

Mystery Sack, Lucky Bag

Word Type

noun

Explanation

The luck sack is a mystery bag. These are bags that are sold during the New Year's holiday. They contain various goods that are sold for a certain price. You don't know what's in them, but you know the minimum value of it at least. These are known as mystery sacks as well.

Reading

ふくぶくろ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading is and , put together. Also, watch out for the rendaku.

Context

Context Sentences

元旦に、福袋を買う列に並ぶため、妹と私は朝の四時に起きました。

On New Year’s Day my sister and I woke up 4 a.m. to line up to buy Lucky Bags.

Kanji Composition