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工具箱 (こうぐばこ, kougubako) Japanese meaning: toolbox | Kotomora

工こう具ぐ箱ばこ

Meanings

1

A box or case for storing and carrying tools.

工こう具ぐ箱ばこからレンチを取とり出だした。
I took a wrench out of the toolbox.

Kanji

工craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)
具tool, utensil, means
箱box, chest, case

Built from

工こう具ぐ+

箱はこ

Etymology

Compound of 工具 (kōgu, 'tool') and 箱 (hako, 'box'). The reading ばこ is a rendaku form of はこ.