Hanja Analyzer
箱

箱 — sang

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading
상자 상
Romanization
sang
English
case, box, chest, trunk
Mandarin
xiāng
Japanese on'yomi
ショウ, ソウ
Japanese kun'yomi
はこ
Japanese usage
Jōyō kanji
School grade
Grade 3
Newspaper frequency
#1,357 of 2,500
Strokes
15
Radical
竹 (118, 9 residual)
Phonetic component
相(상)
Unicode
U+7BB1

Parts that make up 箱

  • 竹 대 죽 잎이 처진 대나무 둘대나무와 대로 엮은 것, 글 적는 물건
  • 相 서로 상sound 나무를 바라보는 눈서로와 살피는 일. ‘상’ 계열의 소리

How 箱 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 箱 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 竹, 相.

Korean example words with 箱

  • 상자箱子 Korean gloss: 물건을 넣어 두기 위하여 나무, 대나무, 두꺼운 종이 같은 것으로 만든 네모난 그릇
  • 은상자銀箱子 Korean gloss: 은으로 만든 상자
  • 약상자藥箱子 Korean gloss: 약을 넣어 두는 상자
  • 상자형箱子形 Korean gloss: 상자와 같이 네모나고 반듯한 모양
  • 색상자色箱子 Korean gloss: 여러 가지 빛깔의 종이로 울긋불긋하게 바른 상자
  • 방상方箱 Korean gloss: 네모난 상자.
  • 봉상蜂箱 Korean gloss: 꿀벌을 치는 통.
  • 건상巾箱 Korean gloss: 비단을 바른 상자.
  • 등상藤箱 Korean gloss: 등나무로 만든 상자.
  • 서상書箱 Korean gloss: 책을 넣어 두는 궤짝.
  • 약상藥箱 Korean gloss: 약을 넣어 두는 상자.
  • 피상皮箱 Korean gloss: 짐승의 가죽으로 만든 상자.

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 箱

  • 箱はこ box; case; chest
  • 私書箱ししょばこ post office box
  • 投票箱とうひょうばこ ballot box
  • 巣箱すばこ birdhouse; nest box; bird box
  • 重箱じゅうばこ jūbako; multi-tiered food box
  • 箱詰めはこづめ packing into a box; boxing (up); thing packed in a box
  • 箱入りはこいり cased; boxed; precious
  • 本箱ほんばこ bookcase
  • ゴミ箱ごみばこ trash can; garbage can; rubbish bin
  • 救急箱きゅうきゅうばこ first-aid kit
  • 手箱てばこ (small) box to keep valuables, etc.
  • 上箱うわばこ outer box; outer casing

Characters sharing the phonetic 相

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike. Most of this group are read “상” in Korean.

Other hanja read “상”

Other hanja with radical 竹

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