Word details
箱
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 箱.
Dictionary
Entry
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)
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