also: きりはこ
paulownia wood box; paulownia box
A box made of paulownia wood, often used for storing valuable items like tea ceremony utensils, art objects, or documents because the wood is lightweight, moisture-resistant, and insect-repellent.
My grandmother keeps her precious kimono in a paulownia box.
Please store this tea bowl in a paulownia box.
Standard kanji spelling. The reading きりばこ is the most common pronunciation.
Alternate reading. Less common than きりばこ.
Compound of 桐 (kiri, 'paulownia') and 箱 (hako, 'box'). The reading きりばこ results from rendaku voicing of はこ to ばこ.