Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 玉手箱(たまてばこ) in Japanese

玉手箱, たまて箱
Kana Reading
たまてばこ
Romaji
tamatebako
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    treasure chest (in the story of Urashima Taro); Urashima's casket; Pandora's box
    Example sentence
    乙姫様は浦島太郎に美しい玉手箱をくれました。 Lady Otohime gave Urashima Taro a beautiful Tamate-box.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    important secret that is not easily revealed to others

Examples of 玉手箱, たまて箱, たまてばこ in a sentence

Kanji in this word

箱 JLPT 3

15 strokes

box, chest, case, bin, railway car

On'Yomi: ソウ

Kun'Yomi: はこ

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玉 JLPT 2

5 strokes

jewel, ball

On'Yomi: ギョク

Kun'Yomi: たま, たま-, -だま

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手 JLPT 5

4 strokes

hand

On'Yomi: シュ, ズ

Kun'Yomi: て, て-, -て, た-

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