櫃
chest, coffer, tub
Readings
On'yomi
- キ
Kun'yomi
- ひつ
Meaning
櫃 centers on a sturdy container for storing or transporting items: a chest, coffer, or tub. The common thread is a box-like receptacle, often made of wood.
Most common words using 櫃
- 櫃ひつ
chest; coffer
- お櫃おひつ
round, wooden container for cooked rice
- 唐櫃からびつ
six-legged Chinese-style chest
- 櫃まぶしひつまぶし
chopped kabayaki eel on rice; eel fillets cooked over charcoal with soy flavoured sauce, cut in small pieces and served on rice
- 石櫃いしびつ
box-shaped funerary urn made of stone
- 聖櫃せいひつ
Ark of the Covenant (Judaism)
- 金櫃きんき
metal box; safe; cashbox; strongbox
- 鎧櫃よろいびつ
storage chest for a suit of armour and a helmet
- 飯櫃めしびつ
round, wooden container for cooked rice
Study
Etymology
櫃 combines 木 (wood) with 匱, which likely contributes both sound and the idea of a container or box. The character points to a wooden chest or coffer.
Meaning mnemonic
The left side 木 (tree/wood) suggests the material, and the right side 匱 looks like a container with a lid and a shell-like shape inside. Picture a wooden chest with a hinged lid, used as a coffer or tub.
Reading mnemonic
For キ, imagine a key unlocking the wooden chest: key -> キ, and the key opens the coffer.