hurui mattibako wo mitukemasita.

古ふるい　マッチ箱ばこ　を　見みつけました。hurui mattibako wo mitukemasita.
I found an old matchbox.

The h-sound in 箱はこ 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.

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The h-sound in 箱はこ 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.

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