かご
Meanings
Noun
Usually written in kana
1. basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
Kanji used
basket
Pitch accent
Top 6000
Used in vocabulary (40 in total)
insect cage
caged bird; person whose freedom has been restricted (esp. a prostitute, mistress, concubine, etc.)
flower basket; flower basket (or plate) used for flower-scattering rituals
wastebasket; wastepaper basket
bamboo basket
shopping basket; market basket
handbasket
woven-bamboo pattern
openwork bamboo basket
gabion; cage filled with stones
wastepaper basket; wastebasket
shopping basket; market basket
slipping out the back way with swindled goods
basket maker
dish drainer; drainer tray; draining basket; perforated basket
wastebasket; wastepaper basket
wastebasket; wastepaper basket
front basket (e.g. on a bicycle)
memory like a sieve; going in one ear and out the other
drying basket (e.g. for dishes)
slipping out the back way with swindled goods
pillow made from bamboo or cane (for use during the summer)
angler's basket; creel
rear basket (e.g. on a bicycle)
to bail out the ocean with a teaspoon; (lit.) to scoop water with a basket
basket for tea ceremony instruments
hanging of a palanquin
basket for salt by the ring
"bird-in-the-cage" children's game
Examples (2 in total)
Count the apples in the basket.
He has a large basket full of flowers.