袱紗

Japanese

Kanji in this term
袱	紗
ふく Hyōgai	さ Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

Alternative spellings
帛紗 服紗

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ふくさ [fùkúsá] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) ふくさ [fùkúsáꜜ] (Odaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ɸɯ̟kɯ̟sa̠]

Noun

袱(ふく)紗(さ) • (fukusa) 

1. fukusa: piece of decorated silk used to cover gifts
2. a small, square silk cloth (around 27–29 cm on a side) used in the tea ceremony as a cover and to wipe tea vessels
3. (archaic) soft silk
4. (archaic, in compounds) something informal

Usage notes

• The spelling 袱紗 is most commonly used for the gift wrap. The spelling 帛紗 is conventionally (but not invariably) used in the context of the tea ceremony or in reference to smaller wrapping cloths. The spelling 服紗 is least common.

Derived terms

• 袱紗(ふくさ)料理(りょうり) (fukusa ryōri)