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箱はこ

Kana はこ Romaji hako

JLPT N5 Common word

Definitions

01noun

03noun

shamisen case; shamisen

04noun

colloquial

public building; community building

often written as ハコ

05noun

archaic

man who carries a geisha's shamisen

06noun

archaic

receptacle for human waste; feces (faeces)

07suffix · counter

counter for boxes (or boxed objects)

Examples

その取っ手を右にねじると箱は開きます。

Twist that knob to the right and the box will open.

Tatoeba #209521

何故箱を開けたの?

Why did you open the box?

Tatoeba #199218

その箱は木製です。

The box is made of wood.

Tatoeba #207200

Other forms

函 (rarely used kanji form)匣 (rarely used kanji form)筥 (rarely used kanji form)筐 (rarely used kanji form)凾 (rarely used kanji form)ハコ

Source

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