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Breakdown of hako
box
箱
You find a box made of bamboo, containing a tree and an eye.
Usages of hako
きゅうり は 箱 の 中 です。kyuuri wa hako no naka desu.
The cucumbers are inside the box.
傘 は 箱 の 前 です。kasa wa hako no mae desu.
The umbrella is in front of the box.
箱 は 狭すぎます。hako wa semasugimasu.
The box is too small.
この 箱 の 大きさ は 丁度 いい です ね。kono hako no ookisa wa choudo ii desu ne.
The size of this box is just right, isn't it?
テープ で 箱 を 閉めた。teepu de hako o shimeta.
I closed the box with tape.
古い マッチ箱 を 見つけました。furui matchibako o mitsukemashita.
I found an old matchbox.
The h-sound in 箱 changes into a b-sound because of rendaku, an irregular phenomenon where the initial letter of the second part of a compound word can become voiced.
ゴミ箱gomibako
trash can; garbage bin
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