箱
Box
Meanings
Box, Chest, Case, Bin, Railway Car
On'yomi
そう
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
はこ
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
箱 is written in 15 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
箱 (Box) is taught on WaniKani at level 16 and appears in the JLPT N3 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 3 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #1357 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 15 strokes.
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