はこ
箱

noun

  1. box, case, chest, package, pack, crate.
  2. car (of a train, etc.).
  3. shamisen case, shamisen.
  4. public building, community building. Colloquialism. Often written as ハコ.
  5. man who carries a geisha's shamisen. Archaism.
  6. receptacle for human waste, feces (feces). Archaism.

suffix, counter

  1. counter for boxes (or boxed objects).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
はこ
箱
箱 はこ ✔
はこ
函
函 はこ
はこ
匣
匣 はこ
はこ
筥
筥 はこ
はこ
筐
筐 はこ
はこ
凾
凾 はこ
 
ハ
 
コ
ハコ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

box, chest, case
はこ ソウ (3rd, N3)
bamboo
たけ チク たか (1st, N2)
individual, (個 variant)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
inter-, mutual, together
あい- ソウ ショウ (3rd, N3)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)