箱

Glyph origin
– a bamboo box.

Definitions

 * 1) (large) box; chest; trunk
 * 2) box-shaped thing
 * 1) box-shaped thing

Kanji

 * 1) box

Etymology
→ →

From pako. First attested in the  of 720. In turn, from.

This term originally referred to a kind of wicker basket or box introduced from continental Asia, and the word is thought to be a borrowing from, or cognate with, a predecessor form of modern 🇨🇬. Compare 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1)  a box: a container with a lid
 * 2)   a chamber pot for feces;  feces
 * 3)   a shamisen case;  a shamisen;  a man or other geisha who accompanies a geisha and carries their shamisen case
 * 4)  small
 * 5)  Xbox
 * 1)  Xbox

Derived terms

 * : police cell
 * rubbish bin
 * : lunchbox
 * : tiered boxes for holding and presenting food
 * : reading pattern for kanji-compound words, using the Chinese-derived on'yomi for the first portion, and the native Japanese kun'yomi for the second portion
 * : vaulting horse
 * : cash cow

Etymology
From.

Etymology
Attested in the Liúqiú guăn yìyŭ (琉球館譯語), 1469-1470, as.

In turn, from, from.

Cognate with 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) box