箱
箱

box, chest, case, bin, railway car

15 strokesFrequency 1,357JLPT N2Grade 3

On

ソウ

Kun

はこ

Dictionary

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NounFreq #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NounFreq #13305
1

treasure chest; strongbox

弁当箱べんとうばこNounFreq #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NounFreq #17311
1

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

小箱小筥小匣こばこNounFreq #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NounFreq #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)NounFreq #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)NounFreq #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NounFreq #30922
1

first-aid kit

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