This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ソウ、はこ
Romaji: sou, hako
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

box, chest, case, bin, railway car

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  15
Radical Number:  118
Frequency:  1357
Grade:  3
Skip Pattern:  2-6-9
Korean Reading:  sang
Chinese Reading:  xiang1
Unicode:  7bb1
JIS:  4822

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2711
Nelson Index: 3425
New Nelson Index: 4331
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 6f9.4
Four Corner Index: 8896.3
Guide to Remembering Index: 1703
Gakken Index: 944
Japanese Names Index: 2383
Daikanwanjiten Index: 26209
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 8.0813
Remembering the kanji Index: 942
Kanji Flashcards Index: 799
Kodansha Compact Index: 1486
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 390
Kanji in Context Index: 1060
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1741
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2366
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 951
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1013
Essential Kanji Index: 935
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3362
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2379
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 435

Words

(はこ、ハコ)
box; case; chest; package; pack; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building; man who carries a geisha's shamisen; receptacle for human waste; feces (faeces); counter for boxes (or boxed objects)
ゴミ箱 (ゴミばこ、ごみばこ)
garbage can; garbage box; rubbish bin; trash can; dust bin; dustbin
投書箱 (とうしょばこ)
suggestion box; complaints box
投票箱 (とうひょうばこ)
ballot box
茶箱 (ちゃばこ)
tea chest; box for tea utensils (tea ceremony)
箱庭 (はこにわ)
miniature garden
玉手箱 (たまてばこ)
treasure chest (in the story of Urashima Taro); Urashima's casket; Pandora's box; important secret that is not easily revealed to others
通箱 (かよいばこ)
reusable shipping carton
道具箱 (どうぐばこ)
toolbox
豚箱 (ぶたばこ、ブタばこ)
police cell; lockup
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