ふところ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of ふところ – see the following entry.
【懐】S
[noun] [from 720] a breast pocket, particularly the pocket-like space within the front of a kimono above the obi
[noun] [from early 1000s] a surrounded place, such as deep in the mountains
[noun] [from late 1600s] (figurative) the bosom, the breast
[noun] [from late 1600s] one's mind
[noun] [from late 1800s] one's purse
(This term, ふところ (futokoro), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
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