篋
box
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Readings
On'yomi
- キョウ
Kun'yomi
- はこ
Meaning
篋 centers on a container for storing or carrying items: a box, often one made of bamboo or used for documents.
Most common words using 篋
- 宝篋印塔ほうきょういんとう
Hōkyōin pagoda; pagoda containing a Hōkyōin sutra
Study
Etymology
篋 combines 竹 (bamboo) with 匧, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of a container. The character originally referred to a bamboo box.
Meaning mnemonic
The bamboo top 竹 covers a container shape 匧, like a bamboo box with a lid. Think of a traditional woven bamboo box for storing valuables.
Reading mnemonic
For キョウ, imagine a box so tightly packed that it makes a 'kyo' sound when you try to close it: kyo -> キョウ, and the bamboo box resists.