Meanings
Readings
Common Words
Common noun
box; case; chest; package; pack; crate
Common noun
car (of a train, etc.)
Common noun
shamisen case; shamisen
Colloquial; Common noun; Often written as ハコ
public building; community building
Archaic; Common noun
man who carries a geisha's shamisen
Archaic; Common noun
receptacle for human waste; feces (faeces)
Suffix; Counter
counter for boxes (or boxed objects)
small box; casket
はなかご/はなこ only
flower basket
はなかご/けこ only; Buddhism; Usu. けこ
flower basket (or plate) used for flower-scattering rituals
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