Keyword
box
Info
FrequencyTop 800-900
Type
Kyōiku (3rd grade) 
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KankenLevel 8
Heisig1013
Readings
はこ
(56%)
ばこ
(43%)
Composed of
bamboo
towards each other
Used in vocabulary (199 in total)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
wooden box; wooden crate
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
treasure chest; strongbox
shoe rack (in an entrance); cupboard (for shoes and clogs)
small box; casket
miniature garden
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
jewel box; jewelry box; jewelry case; casket
jūbako; multi-tiered food box
cased; boxed; precious; cherished; girl who has been sheltered from the world; one's special talent
shoe box; shoe shelf
girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
a (one) box
pencil case; pencil box; writing brush case
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
discarding; firing (an employee)
savings box; moneybox; piggy bank
box; box-shape; cube-type
Urashima's casket (in the story of Urashima Tarō); Pandora's box; one's closely guarded treasure
boxing; packing into a box; something packed into a box
ark (i.e. Noah's)
paper box; paper carton
vaulting horse; vaulting box; box horse
toy box; toy chest
box-shaped (horse-drawn) carriage
jack-in-the-box; jack-in-a-box
birdhouse; nest box; bird box; beehive
box; box-shape; cube-type
box for letters and papers; box used to carry or deliver letters
vanity case; cosmetics case
bottom of a box
police cell; lockup
suggestion box; comment box; (arch.) complaints box placed in front of the supreme court (Edo period)
Hakone ekiden; Hakone long-distance relay race
inkstone case
(small) box to keep valuables, etc.
box made of paulownia wood; paulownia box
cashbox; income source
police cell; lockup
ark (i.e. Noah's)
jack-in-the-box; jack-in-a-box
toy box; toy chest
buying by the box
to nitpick; to complain about trifles
cardboard box for mandarin oranges
three boxes; three box-shaped things; three containers
(animal) feed tray; feed trough; feed box; feed bowl; bait box (e.g. for fishing)
cardboard box; carton
shoe rack (in an entrance); cupboard (for shoes and clogs)
outer case; casing; slip-case; slipcase; outer box
large box; chest
to open (up) a Pandora's box
source of funds; gold mine; patron; cash box; safe
vaulting horse; vaulting box; box horse
box maker; man who carries a geisha's shamisen
cardboard box for mandarin oranges
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)
public building; community building; box-shaped item of furniture (e.g. chest of drawers, bookcase); boxed gift
post office box
suggestion box; complaints box
in-box (e.g. for received e-mail); inbox; in-tray
incense box
tea chest; box for tea utensils (tea ceremony)
chopstick case
shoe box; shoe shelf
brazier encased in a wooden box
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
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)
Battle of Hakodate (battle of the Boshin War; 1868-1869)
camera obscura; black box
autograph or note of authentication written on a box containing an art work
girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski
to nitpick; to complain about trifles
box for shipping seafood (usually made of styrofoam)
box made of thin wood or cardboard
(being a) fan of an entire music group (esp. idol group); not having a favorite member of a group
pillow with a box-shaped wooden base
insect rearing cage
comb box; toiletries case
leaning out of a car or train window
lidless box for clothes
display box (for products)
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
sitting with paws and tail tucked underneath the body (of a cat)
box made of thin wood or cardboard
Ark of the Covenant
Japanese aspen (Populus tremula var. sieboldii)
fare box (in a bus, etc.)
oshizushi; sushi rice and other ingredients pressed in box or mould (mold)
sand play therapy; sand play technique
vaulting horse; vaulting box; box horse
cabinet; locker; magazine
government (public policy) focusing on the construction of public (community) buildings
outer box; outer casing
fare box; place where one puts the money required to ride public transportation
mixed on-kun kanji reading
train or bus thief
oilcan box; wooden box approx. 37x52x25cm holding two cans of kerosene or oil
discarding; firing (an employee)
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; one's forte
swing seat; swing with usu. two facing seats (playground equipment)
box set at a gate of a home or near the front door, used for receiving deliveries of newspapers, mail, milk, etc.
source of funds; gold mine; patron; cash box; safe
Ark of the Lord
to nitpick; to complain about trifles
drunk tank; cell for holding drunks
seal (stamp) box
to nitpick; to complain about trifles
contribution or donation box
Japanese clawed salamander (Onychodactylus japonicus)
water glass; hydroscope; box, etc. with glass bottom for viewing underwater
set-up box; rigid box of paper-coated cardboard
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
offertory box
toy box; toy chest
vaulting horse; vaulting box; box horse
vaulting horse; vaulting box; box horse
Urashima's casket (in the story of Urashima Tarō); Pandora's box; one's closely guarded treasure
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)
mixed on-kun kanji reading
having no or negative points
cloud chamber
drunk tank; cell for holding drunks
Lombardy poplar (Populus nigra var. italica)
set-up box; rigid box of paper-coated cardboard
bubble chamber
reusable shipping carton
reusable shipping carton
recycling bin; recycling box
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
reliquary; feretrum
icebox; ice box
Japanese spear lobster (Linuparus trigonus)
box jellyfish (Cubozoa spp.); sea wasp
Adiantum monochlamys (species of maidenhair fern)
Chinese box turtle (Cuora flavomarginata)
Examples (200 in total)
Do you know how to open this box?
Which box do you like better?
You make a box.