私書箱

Japanese

Kanji in this term
私 書 箱
し
Grade: 6 		しょ
Grade: 2 		はこ > ばこ
Grade: 3

Etymology

私書 (shisho, “personal letter”) +‎ 箱 (hako, “box”)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ししょばこ [shìshóꜜbàkò] (Nakadaka – [2])
  • IPA(key): [ɕi̥ɕo̞ba̠ko̞]

Noun

私(し)書(しょ)箱(ばこ) • (shishobako) 

  1. short for 郵便私書箱 (yūbin shishobako, “post office box”) (box hired as collection point for mail)
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