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箱

Box
Stroke count: 15

Readings

On readingソウ
Kun readingはこ
JLPT level: N3JōyōGrade 3Level 16

Meanings

  1. boxRtK
  2. chest
  3. case
  4. bin
  5. railway car
  1. package
  2. pack

Synonyms

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Radicals and components

Radical竹bamboo
Components
How it's built
箱
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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bamboo (竹) · inter · Inter Milan · tree (木) · wood (木) · eye (目)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1013

Compound words

箱根はこね
Hakone, a hot-spring resort town near Mount Fuji.
重箱じゅうばこ
jūbako; multi-tiered food box
本箱ほんばこ
bookcase
ゴミ箱ごみばこ
trash can; garbage can; rubbish bin; dustbin
救急箱きゅうきゅうばこ
first-aid kit
私書箱ししょばこ
post office box
投票箱とうひょうばこ
ballot box
芥箱ごみばこ
trash can
硯箱すずりばこ
inkstone case
塵箱ごみばこ
trash can
巣箱すばこ
birdhouse, nesting box
箱罠はこわな
box trap
箸箱はしばこ
chopstick case
弗箱ドルばこ
source of funds
ゲタ箱げたばこ
shoe rack (at an entrance)
げた箱げたばこ
shoe rack (at an entrance)
ごみ箱ごみばこ
trash can
下駄箱げたばこ
shoe rack (at an entrance)
化粧箱けしょうばこ
fancy box
護美箱ごみばこ
trash can
梱包箱こんぽうばこ
packing box
石鹸箱せっけんばこ
soap dish or box
貯金箱ちょきんばこ
savings box
跳び箱とびばこ
vaulting horse

Additional Examples

彼は箱を２階へ運んだ。
He carried the box upstairs.tatoeba
彼は箱の中身をあけた。
He emptied the box of its contents.tatoeba
彼は箱の開け方をわかった。
He discovered how to open the box.tatoeba
彼は箱にコインを何枚か入れた。
He put some coins in the box.tatoeba

Stroke Order

15 strokes

Box. 竹 (bamboo) + 相 — a box made of bamboo.

Practice Writing

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