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箱 means 'box'

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Strokes : 15    Frequency: 1105   JLPT: N3    Usefulness: 3    Study set: 3-20    Grade: 3   Intermediate lesson: 34    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 35 words   Used in 138 words   Used in 181 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Kun
   はこ box
On    ソウ
⿱   () bamboo   minister  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 箱 is used 1 time, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 箱 is used 130 times, read 2 ways (with 2 variations).
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ソウ : 1 word FIND ALL
noun
bookcase  (obscure term)
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はこ : 34 words FIND ALL
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Most common form: はこ
noun
1. box; case; chest; package; pack
2. car (of a train, etc.)
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はこ (read as ばこ) : 94 words FIND ALL
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noun
nest box; (bee) hive; frame; super
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はこ (read as ぱこ) : 1 word FIND ALL
noun
three boxes; three box-shaped things; three containers
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An additional 8 less common words include 箱 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
Henshall: 390 (originally: 1703)  Joy o' Kanji : 1703  Key to Kanji: 865 

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ソウ   ショウ    minister   あい- mutual   
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ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
stick   
bamboo
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