Japanese symbol for “ark”
箱舟
はこぶね
Romaji: hakobune
ark (i.e. Noah's)
In Japanese, ark is 箱舟, read はこぶね (hakobune).
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Meanings
- n ark (i.e. Noah's)
Written forms: 箱舟、箱船、方舟. Readings: はこぶね.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 重箱 | じゅうばこ juubako | jūbako; multi-tiered food box |
| ゴミ箱 | ごみばこ gomibako | trash can; garbage can; rubbish bin |
| 私書箱 | ししょばこ shishobako | post office box |
| 箱入り | はこいり hakoiri | cased; boxed |
| 巣箱 | すばこ subako | birdhouse; nest box; bird box |
| 箱詰め | はこづめ hakozume | packing into a box; boxing (up); thing packed in a box |
| 小舟 | こぶね kobune | small boat |
| 呉越同舟 | ごえつどうしゅう goetsudoushuu | bitter enemies in the same boat; rivals finding themselves together by chance; strange bedfellows |
See also: Chinese symbol for “ark”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.