袋小路

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ふくろ
Grade: S

Grade: 1
うじ
Grade: 3
kun'yomi irregular

Etymology

From (fukuro, bag, sack) +‎ 小路 (kōji, lane).

Noun

(ふくろ)()(うじ) • (fukurokōji

  1. blind alley, cul-de-sac, impasse, dead-end, dead-end street

Derived terms

  • (ふくろ)(こう)()(ぶん) (fukurokōjibun): easily misunderstood sentence