Kanji 箱

音読おんよみ: ソウ

訓読くんよみ: はこ

画数かくすう: 15

部首ぶしゅ: たけかんむり(⺮)

Meaning

Box / Case / Container

  • 箱入りはこいり — boxed (item)
  • 重箱じゅうばこ — multi-tiered (food) box
  • 手箱てばこ — small container
  • 箱船はこぶね — box-shaped boat

箱 is composed of the radical 竹 (bamboo) and the phonetic component 相 (shou/sou). It originally referred to bamboo-made containers. Today, it's used for all kinds of boxes, including lunch boxes, storage, and packaging.

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