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箱

箱 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. はこ。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「竹」+音符「相」。「はこ」を意味する漢語｛箱｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

box, chest, case, bin, railway car

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ソウ
Kun (native)
  • はこElem.
Other languages
  • 拼音xiang1
  • 한글sang
  • Hán-ViệtTương
  • Hán-ViệtSương

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
15 strokes
Radical
竹(たけ)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 2
Unicode
U+7BB1

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱𥫗相

Words using this kanji

  • 箱はこ（はこ）物を収納するのに用いる容器で、一般に柱状であり、変形しにくい下部底面と側面を基本的な構成とするもの。 （はこ）音楽会場、ライブハウス。box, case, chest, package
  • 箱詰めはこづめpacking into a box, boxing (up), thing packed in a box
  • 箱入りはこいりcased, boxed, precious, cherished
  • 箱舟はこぶねark (i.e. Noah's)
  • 箱庭はこにわminiature garden
  • 箱枕はこまくらpillow with a box-shaped wooden base
  • 箱屋はこやbox maker, man who carries a geisha's shamisen
  • 箱柳はこやなぎはこやなぎの漢字表記。Japanese aspen (Populus tremula var. sieboldii)
  • 箱師はこし列車のような乗り物の中を専門として犯行をする、すり。train or bus thief
  • 箱型はこがたbox-shaped, box-type, boxy
  • 箱物はこものpublic building, community building, box-shaped item of furniture (e.g. chest of drawers, bookcase), boxed gift
  • 箱亀はこがめbox turtle
  • 箱点ハコテンhaving no or negative points
  • 箱膳はこぜん通常は食器をしまっておき、食事をする際に蓋が膳になる箱。tableware box also used as a personal dining table, box table
  • 箱罠はこわなbox trap, cage trap
  • 箱火鉢はこひばちbrazier encased in a wooden box
  • 箱書きはこがきautograph or note of authentication written on a box containing an art work
  • 箱馬車はこばしゃbox-shaped (horse-drawn) carriage
  • 箱の底はこのそこbottom of a box
  • 箱乗りはこのりleaning out of a car or train window

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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Lookup codes

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