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Box Shamisen Bamboo Car Made 箱 ソウ はこ

Kanji
Onyomi ソウ
Kunyomi はこ
English box, chest, case, bin, railway car
Examples 箱(はこ): (1) box (2) car (of a train, etc.) (3) shamisen case; shamisen (4) man who carries a geisha's shamisen (5) receptacle for human waste; feces (faeces)
JLPT Level 3
Jouyou Grade 3
Frequency 1357
Components 竹: bamboo
相: inter-; mutual; together; each other; minister of state; councillor; aspect; phase; physiognomy
Number of Strokes 15
Kanji Radical
Radical Number 118
Radical Strokes 6
Radical Reading たけ・たけかんむり
Traditional Form (none)
Classification 形声 Phonetic
Keyword box
Koohii Story 1 The best kind of BOX is made from BAMBOO sticks that are INTER-laced to make it air tight. Just picture such a box and you´ve mastered this kanji.
Koohii Story 2 I think of a box made of inter-locking of bamboo strips.

Tags: jlpt.n3, grade3, kanjifreq1001-1500, kanji_manufactured.item

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