What does kanji 箱 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 箱 is box.

How is kanji 箱 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 箱 are はこ; the onyomi readings are ソウ.

Which school grade teaches kanji 箱?

Kanji 箱 is taught in Jōyō Grade 3.

What is the main radical of kanji 箱?

The main radical for kanji 箱 is 竹.

What words use kanji 箱?

Example words that use kanji 箱 include 箱, 箱詰め, 箱入り, 箱船.

JōyōJLPT N3Kanken 8

箱

Meaning

Kanji 箱

box

box, chest, case, bin, railway car

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: はこ
Onyomi 音読み: ソウ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: Grade 3
JLPT: JLPT N3
Frequency: #1357
Strokes: 15
Radical: 竹
Components: 木 • 目 • 竹 • 乞
Kanji Kentei: Level 8
Similar Kanji: 想 • 霜 • 緗 • 湘 • 廂 • 相 • 葙

Related vocabulary

35 common entries

Showing 35 of 164 entries that include this kanji.

箱

はこ

car (of a train, etc.)

箱詰め

はこづめ

boxing

箱入り

はこいり

girl who has been sheltered from the world

箱船

はこぶね

ark (i.e. Noah's)

箱の底

はこのそこ

bottom of a box

箱ひげ図

はこひげず

box-and-whisker plot

箱ブランコ

はこブランコ

swing seat

箱屋

はこや

box maker

箱河豚

はこふぐ

bluespotted boxfish (Ostracion immaculatus)

箱火鉢

はこひばち

brazier encased in a wooden box

箱海老

はこえび

Japanese spear lobster (Linuparus trigonus)

箱館戦争

はこだてせんそう

Battle of Hakodate (battle of the Boshin War; 1868-1869)

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

この箱は重すぎて持てない。

This box is too heavy to carry.

古い箱の中から手紙が見つかった。

A letter was found inside the old box.

彼は道具を木の箱にしまった。

He put the tools away in a wooden chest.

ごみはその箱に捨ててください。

Please throw the trash into that bin.

眼鏡はこの箱に入っています。

The glasses are in this case.

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