状じょう箱ばこ

noun

letter box; box for holding letters

A box or container specifically for storing letters or correspondence. Often used in historical or traditional contexts.

See also: 文箱

• 祖そ母ぼは古ふるい状じょう箱ばこに手て紙がみを大たい切せつにしまっていた。

  My grandmother carefully kept letters in an old letter box.

noun

letter case; messenger's letter case

A portable case or pouch used by a messenger to carry letters or documents. Suggests a historical or official context.

• 飛ひ脚きゃくは状じょう箱ばこを肩かたにかけて走はしった。

  The courier ran with the letter case slung over his shoulder.