Kanji 笥 lunch box, clothes chest Related words 化け 粧しょう 箱ばこ Modern general term for a cosmetics box or vanity case, used in everyday contexts.
手て 箱ばこ Archaic term for a small personal box, sometimes used for toiletries, but broader in meaning than くしげ .
Written forms 櫛くし 笥げ Usage 100%
Historical kanji spelling; the second character 笥 is uncommon. Learners will most often encounter this word in classical contexts.
匣くしげ
Alternate historical kanji spelling using a single character for 'box'. Rare and mainly found in older texts.
Etymology Compound of 櫛 (くし , 'comb') and 笥 (げ , 'box' or 'case'). The second element is an old morpheme for a container, also seen in words like 文笥 (ふみげ , 'document box').
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