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書簡箱 (しょかんばこ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

書しょ簡かん箱ばこ

Meanings

1

noun

electronic mailbox

computing

Computing term for a digital mailbox, such as an email inbox or a message store in a system.

新あたらしいメールが書しょ簡かん箱ばこに届とどいています。
New mail has arrived in your electronic mailbox.

Kanji

書write
簡simplicity, brevity
箱box, chest, case

Similar words

メールボックス
メールボックス is the more common loanword for 'mailbox' in both physical and electronic contexts, while 書簡箱 is a less frequent kanji-based term used mainly in computing.

Etymology

Compound of 書簡 (correspondence, letter) and 箱 (box), literally 'letter box', used as a computing term for an electronic mailbox.