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

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かご
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
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籠もる

籠る、篭る、隠る、篭もる
こもる
to seclude oneself; to be confined in; to be filled (e.g. with emotion, satire, etc.); to be heavy (with); to be stuffy; to be implied
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灯篭

灯ろう、灯籠、燈籠
とうろう
garden lantern; hanging lantern
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旅籠

はたご
inn (originally a basket of woven bamboo in which travellers carried food) (travelers)
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印籠

印篭
いんろう、インロー
seal case; pill box; medicine case
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反古籠

反故籠
ほぐかご
wastebasket
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入れ子

入れ籠
いれこ
nest (of boxes); nesting; concealed information; adopting a child after one's own has died; child adopted in this manner; cavity in an oar (fitted onto a peg as part of a traditional oarlock)
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灯籠流し

とうろうながし
ceremony in which paper lanterns are floated down a river
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冬篭り

冬籠り
ふゆごもり
hibernation; staying indoors during winter
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釣り籠

つりかご
angler's basket; creel