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Japanese symbol for “boxed”

Romaji: hakoiri
cased; boxed

In Japanese, boxed is , read (hakoiri).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. adj-no, n cased; boxed
  2. adj-no, n precious; cherished
  3. n girl who has been sheltered from the world
  4. n one's special talent

Kanji and stroke order

box, chest, case
on: ソウ
kun: はこ
15 strokes · JLPT 2
enter, insert
on: ニュウ、ジュ
kun: い.る、-い.る、-い.り、い.れる
2 strokes · JLPT 4

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
じゅうばこ juubakojūbako; multi-tiered food box
ごみばこ gomibakotrash can; garbage can; rubbish bin
ししょばこ shishobakopost office box
すばこ subakobirdhouse; nest box; bird box
はこづめ hakozumepacking into a box; boxing (up); thing packed in a box
こうにゅう kounyuupurchase; buying
どうにゅう dounyuuintroduction; bringing in; installation
しゅうにゅう shuunyuuincome; earnings; revenue

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.

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