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箱 = 相 + 竹

箱 is a Japanese kanji written with 15 strokes, listed here under the keyword “box”. It is built from 相 (inter-) and 竹 (bamboo). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1013.

Keyword
box
RTK frame
1013
Strokes
15
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ソウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
はこ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
коробка
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
箱 case

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 相 inter-
  2. 竹 bamboo

How to find 箱 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “inter-” + “bamboo”. 箱 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 箱 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.