Word Meaning 玉手箱

たまてばこ tamatebako

玉手箱 is read as たまてばこ (tamatebako) and means one's closely guarded treasure.

Meaning

English

one's closely guarded treasure
Urashima's casket (in the story of Urashima Tarō)
Pandora's box

Reading

Kana

たまてばこ

Romaji

tamatebako

Writing Variants

たまて箱 たまてばこ tamatebako

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 105314 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

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手箱

てばこ

(small) box to keep valuables, etc.

手玉

てだま

beanbags

お手玉

おてだま

bobbling the ball

手玉にとる

てだまにとる

to lead (someone) by the nose

手底の玉

たなそこのたま

apple of one's eye

玉

たま

ball (i.e. a testicle)

玉ねぎ

たまねぎ

onion (Allium cepa)

玉音

ぎょくいん

the Emperor's voice

玉虫色

たまむしいろ

iridescent colour

玉突き

たまつき

serial collisions (of cars)

玉川大学

たまがわだいがく

Tamagawa University

玉入れ

たまいれ

tama-ire

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