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はこ
Meanings
Noun
1. box; case; chest; package; pack; crate
2. car (of a train, etc.)
3. shamisen case; shamisen
4. public building; community building
often written as ハコ
5. man who carries a geisha's shamisen
6. receptacle for human waste; feces (faeces)
Counter
Suffix
7. counter for boxes (or boxed objects)
Alt. forms
箱はこ
92%
匣はこ
2%
函はこ
1%
はこ
1%
筐はこ
筥はこ
凾はこ
Pitch accent
は
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Top 36100
Used in: 304
Used in vocabulary (36 in total)
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; one's forte
Japanese aspen (Populus tremula var. sieboldii)
three boxes; three box-shaped things; three containers
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Examples (136 in total)
There is a box.
I put it in a box.
I don't have a box.
You make a box.
There’s a box in the hall.
Why did you open the box?
How do you make a box?
How much does a box cost?
I know what's in the box.
I opened the box, but it was empty.
The box is made of wood.
Where's the box of tissues?
Kumi made a box.
She took off the lid of the box.
These boxes are made of plastic.
She had a little box in her hand.
Could you put these in a box?
He made a box yesterday.
Who made this box?
She put it in the box.
What's in the black box?
That box is made of wood.
This box is not so heavy.
The box is too heavy to carry.
Which box do you like better?
There is a doll in the box.
This is the key for the box.
This box is made of paper.
The child was hiding in the box.
There's a cake inside the box.
This box is full of books.
Leave that box where it is.
There's a bomb in the box!
The box is leaning to one side.
The pen is in the box.
The box is big and heavy.
The box is almost empty.
The box was under the table.
The price does not include the box.
The box was full of strawberries.
Can you reach the box on that shelf?
The contents of the box are listed on the label.
Is that Tom's lunch box?
That box is bigger than this one.
These boxes are made out of plastic.
The box will serve as a table.
The shape of a box is usually square.
Put your toys back into the box and then put the box on the shelf.
Take that box away!
The customs officials examined the boxes.
Wow! What a big box!
They knocked the box to pieces.
Do you want what's in this box?
What is in this box?
What do you think is in this box?
Is there anything in the box?
There's nothing in this box.
This box is a different colour to that one.
The box was full of books.
This box will serve as a chair.
He left the box unprotected.
The box was heavy, but he managed to carry it.
Be careful. The cat is inside the box.
There are lots of eggs in that box.
All the eggs in the box were broken.
There are a lot of tools in the box.
The teacher opened the box and took out a ball.
Take away this box.
He was holding a large box in his arms.
One day I found a box there.
I opened the box out of curiosity.
The lid of this box won't lift.
He took the heavy box down from the shelf.
There are five apples in this box.
I spent my vacation in Hakone.
Can I have this box carried upstairs?
My son took a candy from the box.
John came and moved some of the boxes.
That box is too big to fit in the trunk.
I want a box three times as large as this.
The box you're looking for is in the storeroom.
There are five apples in the box.
There are some pears in the box.
This box is twice as large as that one.
This box is three times as big as that one.
This box is light enough to carry.
The boxes vary in size from small to large.
This box is too bulky to carry.
I ate a whole box of dates.
The box is light enough for a child to carry.
Do you know how to open this box?
This box is not as big as that one.
Please don't put anything on top of that box.
Do you know what this box is made of?
He put his money in the box.
He put the box on the table.
He saw something behind a lot of old boxes.
This box is empty. It has nothing in it.
There is much sugar in this black box.
We went to Hakone last Sunday.
He put some coins in the box.
Our class went on an excursion to Hakone.
My son took a piece of candy from the box.
She tapped the box with her forefinger.
She carried the box under her arm.
This box was made by Tony.
All his possessions are contained in that box.
Bring as many boxes as you can carry.
Inside the box were cuttings from newspapers and magazines.
Take care not to turn the box upside down.
Tom carried two boxes into the storage room.
This box is too heavy for me alone to lift.
This box is so large that it cannot go into my bag.
I put a piece of paper around the box and tied it up with a ribbon.
I want a box in which to keep these toys.
He put a pack of cigarettes on the table.
I soon came across a box labeled Terry Tate.
I fastened the box tight with a rope so that it wouldn't break up.
The boy gathered a handful of peanuts and put them in a small box.
She was surprised to find many beautiful things in the box.
Medicine containers should be kept out of reach of children.
That's too small a box to hold all these things.
I saw him take out something like a pot from the box.
I rewarded my pigeons with food for climbing onto the box.
How much is a pack of cigarettes?
How much does a case of beer cost?
They bought a box of cookies.
We stayed overnight in Hakone.
He carried six boxes at a time.
The policeman lifted the box carefully.
Was there anything else in the box?
How many packs of cigarettes do you smoke a day?
Tom found a box in the attic.
The box is covered with a large sheet of paper.
Grandmother sent us a box of apples.
I gave my son a box of candy, which he opened happily.