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箱
箱
15 strokes
Frequency: 1357
JLPT N2
Grade 3

Meanings

box
chest
case
bin
railway car

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ソウ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
はこ

Common Words

箱
はこ
ハコ
函
匣
筥
筐
凾
Freq #1625
1

Common noun

box; case; chest; package; pack; crate

Examples
その取っ手を右にねじると箱は開きます。
Twist that knob to the right and the box will open.
2

Common noun

car (of a train, etc.)

3

Common noun

shamisen case; shamisen

4

Colloquial; Common noun; Often written as ハコ

public building; community building

5

Archaic; Common noun

man who carries a geisha's shamisen

6

Archaic; Common noun

receptacle for human waste; feces (faeces)

7

Suffix; Counter

counter for boxes (or boxed objects)

木箱
きばこ
Noun
Freq #10428
1

wooden box; wooden crate

Examples
古い木箱がテーブルの役目をした。
An old wooden box served as table.
宝箱
たからばこ
Noun
Freq #13305
1

treasure chest; strongbox

弁当箱
べんとうばこ
Noun
Freq #16150
1

lunch box; bento box

Examples
今やノート型コンピューターは弁当箱と同じくらいが一般的だ。
Now notebook computers are as common as lunch boxes.
下駄箱
げた箱
げたばこ
Noun
Freq #17311
1

shoe rack (at an entrance); shoe cupboard; shoe cubby

小箱
小筥
小匣
こばこ
Noun
Freq #19052
1

small box; casket

Examples
これは使いやすい小箱です。
This is a handy little box.
箱庭
はこにわ
Noun
Freq #23109
1

miniature garden

ダンボール箱
段ボール箱
ダンボールばこ (ダンボール箱)
だんボールばこ (段ボール箱)
Noun
Freq #25422
1

cardboard box; carton; corrugated box

十八番
御箱
おはこ
じゅうはちばん (十八番)
Noun
Freq #28947
1

one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; one's forte

Examples
それは彼の十八番だ。
That's his specialty.
2

じゅうはちばん only

No. 18; eighteenth

3

じゅうはちばん only; Abbreviation

repertoire of 18 kabuki plays

救急箱
きゅうきゅうばこ
Noun
Freq #30922
1

first-aid kit

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