noun

  1. box, case, chest, package, pack, crate.
  2. car (of a train, etc.).
  3. shamisen case, shamisen.
  4. public building, community building. Colloquialism. Often written as ハコ.
  5. man who carries a geisha's shamisen. Archaism.
  6. receptacle for human waste, feces (feces). Archaism.

suffix, counter

  1. counter for boxes (or boxed objects).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
はこ
はこ
はこ
はこ
はこ
はこ
 
 
ハコ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

box, chest, case
はこ ソウ (3rd, N3)
bamboo
たけ チク たか (1st, N2)
individual(個) variant
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
inter-, mutual, together
あい- ソウ ショウ (3rd, N3)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)