How to say "pocket" in Japanese

• ポケットJLPT N5approx.Common
  nounThe everyday word for a pocket in clothing or a bag — the small compartment you keep things in. This is the word you want for any literal, physical pocket.
  ポケットに何なんを持もっていますか。↗

  What do you have in your pocket?
• 残党ざんとうCommon
  nounCovers only the figurative sense 'pocket (of resistance)': surviving members of a defeated group who hold out somewhere. A residual-force nuance, never a physical pocket; usually better rendered as 'remnants' or 'survivors'.

Use 「ポケット」 for the physical pocket in clothing; use 残党 only for the military-style sense of a remaining pocket of resistance, not for any literal pocket.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• ポケットpocket
• 残党ざんとうremnants
• ポッケpocket
• 衣嚢いのうpocket
• ちょろまかすto pilfer
• ハンディタイプcompact
• ぽっぽ(one's) purse
• 物入れものいれplace for storing things
• かすめるto steal
• 余党よとうremnants
• 懐ふところinside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono)
• 隠しかくしpocket
• 手の内てのうち(in one's) grip
• ごまかすto embezzle