箱
箱 — Box
box, chest, case, bin, railway car
On’yomiソウ (sou)
Kun’yomiはこ (hako)
Stroke order (15 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 箱
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 箱 | はこ hako | box; case; chest |
| 私書箱 | ししょばこ shishobako | post office box |
| ゴミ箱 | ごみばこ gomibako | trash can; garbage can; rubbish bin |
| 救急箱 | きゅうきゅうばこ kyuukyuubako | first-aid kit |
| 本箱 | ほんばこ honbako | bookcase |
| 投票箱 | とうひょうばこ touhyoubako | ballot box |
Study notes
箱 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 15 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 3), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #1357 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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