Keyword
box
Info
FrequencyTop 800-900
Type
Kyōiku (3rd grade) 
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KankenLevel 8
Heisig1013
Readings
はこ
(56%)
ばこ
(42%)
Composed of
bamboo
towards each other
Used in vocabulary (226 in total)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
trash can; garbage can; rubbish bin; dustbin
wooden box; wooden crate
treasure chest; strongbox
lunch box; bento box
shoe rack (at an entrance); shoe cupboard; shoe cubby
small box; casket
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
miniature garden
jewel box; jewelry box; jewelry case; casket
cased; boxed; precious; cherished; girl who has been sheltered from the world; one's special talent
jūbako; multi-tiered food box
shoe box; shoe shelf
trash can; garbage can; rubbish bin; dustbin
girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
pencil case; pencil box; writing brush case
discarding; throwing away; getting rid of; dismissal (of an employee); firing; sacking
savings box; moneybox; piggy bank
packing into a box; boxing (up); thing packed in a box
box-shaped; box-type; boxy
box-shaped; box-type; boxy
Urashima's casket (in the story of Urashima Tarō); Pandora's box; one's closely guarded treasure
Hakone ekiden; Hakone long-distance relay race
paper box; paper carton
ark (i.e. Noah's)
birdhouse; nest box; bird box; beehive
vaulting horse; vaulting box; box horse
toy box; toy chest
jack-in-the-box; jack-in-a-box
box-shaped (horse-drawn) carriage
box for letters and papers; box used to carry or deliver letters
fancy box; decorated box; vanity case; cosmetics case
bottom of a box
suggestion box; comment box; (arch.) complaints box placed in front of the supreme court (Edo period)
police cell; lockup
inkstone case
box made of paulownia wood; paulownia box
police cell; lockup
(small) box to keep valuables, etc.
ark (i.e. Noah's)
cashbox; till; cash drawer; rich patron; financial supporter; income source
toy box; toy chest
jack-in-the-box; jack-in-a-box
buying by the box
three boxes; three box-shaped things; three containers
to nitpick; to complain about trifles
cardboard box for mandarin oranges
cardboard box; carton
(animal) feed tray; feed trough; feed box; feed bowl; bait box (e.g. for fishing)
shoe rack (at an entrance); shoe cupboard; shoe cubby
to open (up) a Pandora's box
vaulting horse; vaulting box; box horse
post office box
source of funds; gold mine; patron; cash box; safe
outer case; casing; slip-case; slipcase; outer box
mailbox (for delivered mail); letter box; mailbox (for outgoing mail); postbox
large box; chest
unimportant things; insignificant things; trifles
box maker; man who carries a geisha's shamisen
cardboard box for mandarin oranges
public building; community building; box-shaped item of furniture (e.g. chest of drawers, bookcase); boxed gift
shoe rack (at an entrance); shoe cupboard; shoe cubby
tea chest; box for tea utensils (tea ceremony)
box in which ashes of the deceased are kept; box in which a funerary urn is kept
Stevenson screen (louvre-sided box housing for meteorological gauges); instrument shelter
incense box
tableware box also used as a personal dining table; box table
toy box; toy chest
suggestion box; complaints box
trash can; garbage can; rubbish bin; dustbin
chopstick case
shoe box; shoe shelf
insect rearing cage
fare box (in a bus, etc.)
box trap; cage trap
brazier encased in a wooden box
Battle of Hakodate (battle of the Boshin War; 1868-1869)
box for holding letters; letter case (carried by a messenger)
(animal) feed tray; feed trough; feed box; feed bowl; bait box (e.g. for fishing)
to nitpick; to complain about trifles
autograph or note of authentication written on a box containing an art work
box for shipping seafood (usually made of styrofoam)
camera obscura; black box
(being a) fan of an entire music group (esp. idol group); not having a favorite member of a group
girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski
box made of thin wood or cardboard
cabinet; locker; magazine
public building; community building; box-shaped item of furniture (e.g. chest of drawers, bookcase); boxed gift
leaning out of a car or train window
display box (for products)
comb box; toiletries case
pillow with a box-shaped wooden base
public building; community building; box-shaped item of furniture (e.g. chest of drawers, bookcase); boxed gift
sitting with paws and tail tucked underneath the body (of a cat)
lidless box for clothes
trash can; garbage can; rubbish bin; dustbin
box made of thin wood or cardboard
Ark of the Covenant
packing into a box; boxing (up); thing packed in a box
Japanese aspen (Populus tremula var. sieboldii)
government (public policy) focusing on the construction of public (community) buildings
vaulting horse; vaulting box; box horse
outer box; outer casing
fare box; place where one puts the money required to ride public transportation
packing into a box; boxing (up); thing packed in a box
oshizushi; sushi rice and other ingredients pressed in box or mould (mold)
inkstone case
sand play therapy; sand play technique
drunk tank; cell for holding drunks
train or bus thief
medicine box
mixed on-kun kanji reading
oilcan box; wooden box approx. 37x52x25cm holding two cans of kerosene or oil
Urashima's casket (in the story of Urashima Tarō); Pandora's box; one's closely guarded treasure
to nitpick; to complain about trifles
box set at a gate of a home or near the front door, used for receiving deliveries of newspapers, mail, milk, etc.
swing seat; swing with usu. two facing seats (playground equipment)
Ark of the Lord
original box (that a product came in)
to nitpick; to complain about trifles
to nitpick; to complain about trifles
source of funds; gold mine; patron; cash box; safe
discarding; throwing away; getting rid of; dismissal (of an employee); firing; sacking
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; one's forte
Japanese clawed salamander (Onychodactylus japonicus)
chopstick case
water glass; hydroscope; box, etc. with glass bottom for viewing underwater
seal (stamp) box
set-up box; rigid box of paper-coated cardboard
contribution or donation box
to nitpick; to complain about trifles
drunk tank; cell for holding drunks
connection box; junction box
reliquary; feretrum
trash can; garbage can; rubbish bin; dustbin
treasure chest; strongbox
lunch box; bento box
offertory box
vaulting horse; vaulting box; box horse
vaulting horse; vaulting box; box horse
leaning out of a car or train window
lidless box for clothes
bluespotted boxfish (Ostracion immaculatus); boxfish (any fish of family Ostraciidae); trunkfish
oshizushi; sushi rice and other ingredients pressed in box or mould (mold)
oshizushi; sushi rice and other ingredients pressed in box or mould (mold)
having no or negative points
mixed on-kun kanji reading
cloud chamber
Lombardy poplar (Populus nigra var. italica)
Chinese box turtle (Cuora flavomarginata)
set-up box; rigid box of paper-coated cardboard
bubble chamber
reusable shipping carton
reusable shipping carton
Skinner box (i.e. an operant conditioning chamber)
suggestion box; opinion box; advisor; sounding board
Post Office box address; P.O.box address
electronic mailbox
ionization chamber
multi-tiered food boxes that can be carried by hand
multi-tiered food boxes that can be carried by hand
Xbox fanboy; Xbox fangirl
box-and-whisker plot; box-and-whisker diagram; box plot; boxplot
box-and-whisker plot; box-and-whisker diagram; box plot; boxplot
front company; shell corporation
icebox; ice box
bottom part of a lidded box (i.e. the box itself without the lid)
bottom part of a lidded box (i.e. the box itself without the lid)
karuta box; playing card case; money-exchange shop coin box
karuta box; playing card case; money-exchange shop coin box
inner box; inner case
original (wooden) box signed and stamped by the creator of the contents (usu. ceramics)
Japanese spear lobster (Linuparus trigonus)
box jellyfish (Cubozoa spp.); sea wasp
Adiantum monochlamys (species of maidenhair fern)
white poplar (Populus alba); abele
Examples (200 in total)
Do you know how to open this box?
Which box do you like better?
You make a box.