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JLPT N5 · Noun

箱 (hako)

箱 (はこ, hako) is a Japanese noun meaning “box; case”. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
はこ
Romaji
hako
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. box; case; chest; package; pack · noun
  2. car (of a train, etc.) · noun
  3. shamisen case; shamisen · noun
  4. public building; community building · noun · colloquial · often written as ハコ
  5. man who carries a geisha's shamisen · noun · archaic

Example sentences

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

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 箱

箱
box, chest, caseソウ・はこ · 15 strokes

Source: JMdict entry 1585650 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.