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Kanji Detail for 箱 - "box, case, chest"

箱

  • Meaning

    箱 means "box, case, chest."

    1. Box - A container with sides.

    2. Case - An enclosure for storing items.

    3. Chest - A storage container.

  • Words using 箱

    • 私書箱 ししょばこ Listen post office box
    • 投票箱 とうひょうばこ Listen ballot box
    • 本箱 ほんばこ Listen bookcase
    • 救急箱 きゅうきゅうばこ Listen first-aid kit

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    • Verified meaning: box, case, chest
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read はこ, はこさき, はこざき)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 箱

    Surnames 箱(はこ)Listen 箱(はこさき)Listen 箱(はこざき)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    box; chest; case; bin; railway car

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    case, box, chest, trunk

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    box; trunk; chest

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    box, case; chest, trunk

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    The part of a cart that holds things. Now also called 車箱 (carriage). | A granary. Such as saying a thousand granaries and ten thousand boxes. Meaning much grain. Based on (Book of Odes). | A bamboo container. A chest. Now chests for storing things. Are generally called 箱 such as iron boxes, wooden boxes.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    soh(ソウ) ソウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    hako(はこ) はこ

  • Strokes

    tip

    15 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    竹 (take・takekammuri)

  • Related Keywords

    box case chest eaves saddle bin carton casket coffer container crate holder locker package receptacle repository storage trunk vault safe

Sentences including 箱

  • This box is a trifle too heavy.

  • You can tear the box open.

  • He crushed the box.

  • Kumi did not make a box.

  • This box is three times as big as that one.

  • Take this box away soon.

  • Upon returning home , he found a letter in the mailbox.

  • I opened the box and looked inside.

  • He was not able to open the box.

  • The box will serve as a table.

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