"重箱" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [ka̠sa̠ne̞ba̠ko̞] Forms: 重箱 [canonical] (ruby: (かさね), (ばこ)), kasanebako [romanization]
Etymology: From Old Japanese. Compound of 重ね (kasane, “a pile, a tier, a ply”) + 箱 (hako, “a box”), the first element being the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of classical verb 重ぬ kasanu, modern 重ねる kasaneru, “to make a pile of something, to stack something up”. The hako changes to bako as an instance of rendaku (連濁). This reading appears to be rare. Etymology templates: {{inh|ja|ojp|-|sort=かさねばこ}} Old Japanese, {{compound|ja|重ね|箱|sort=かさねばこ|t1=a pile, a tier, a ply|t2=a box|tr1=kasane|tr2=hako}} 重ね (kasane, “a pile, a tier, a ply”) + 箱 (hako, “a box”), {{rendaku2|hako|bako|sort=かさねはこ}} The hako changes to bako as an instance of rendaku (連濁). Head templates: {{ja-noun|かさねばこ}} 重(かさね)箱(ばこ) • (kasanebako)
  1. (rare) tiered boxes for holding and presenting food, such as 弁当 (bentō, “bento”) or New Year's お節 (osechi, special dishes usually only served at the new year) Tags: rare Categories (topical): Containers
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [d͡ʑɨːba̠ko̞] Forms: 重箱 [canonical] (ruby: (じゅう), (ばこ)), jūbako [romanization], dyuubako [romanization], ぢゆうばこ [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: Origin less clear. Chinese-derived on'yomi 重 (jū, “to stack”) + Old Japanese 箱 (hako, “box”). The hako changes to bako as an instance of rendaku (連濁). This is the standard reading for this term. Etymology templates: {{inh|ja|ojp|-|sort=じゅうばこ}} Old Japanese, {{rendaku2|hako|bako|sort=しゅうばこ'}} The hako changes to bako as an instance of rendaku (連濁). Head templates: {{ja-noun|じゅうばこ|hhira=ぢゆうばこ}} 重(じゅう)箱(ばこ) • (jūbako) ^(←ぢゆうばこ (dyuubako)?)
  1. tiered boxes for holding and presenting food, such as 弁当 (bentō, “bento”) or New Year's お節 (osechi, special dishes usually only served at the new year) Categories (topical): Containers Derived forms: 重箱読み: A reading of a kanji compound (jūbakoyomi), consisting of an on'yomi for the first kanji and a kun'yomi for the second kanji, 重箱面 (jūbakozura) (ruby: (じゅう), (ばこ), (づら)) (english: a square face) Related terms: 重箱で味噌を擂る: → don't sweat the small stuff (jūbako de miso o suru) (english: grind miso in a jūbako), excellent appearance, but inappropriate to the task at hand, 重箱に鍋蓋: → a square peg in a round hole (jūbako ni nabebuta) (ruby: 重箱(じゅうばこ), 鍋蓋(なべぶた)) (english: a pot-lid on a jūbako), 重箱に煮染め: → looks great on the outside (jūbako ni nishime) (english: boiled stew in a jūbako), not so good on the inside: appearances can be deceiving, 重箱の隅を杓子で払え: → to see the forest for the trees (jūbako no sumi o shakushi de harae) (english: clear out the corners of a jūbako with a ladle), don't sweat the small stuff, 重箱の隅を楊枝でほじくる: → to split hairs (jūbako no sumi o yōji de hojikuru) (ruby: 重箱(じゅうばこ), (すみ), 楊枝(ようじ)) (english: to pick out the corners of a jūbako with a toothpick), 重箱を擂り粉木で洗う: → see the forest for the trees (jūbako o surikogi de arau) (english: clean a jūbako with a pestle)
    Sense id: en-重箱-ja-noun-1LHgCjAl1 Disambiguation of Containers: 50 50 Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with rendaku, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 50 50 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 50 50 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 50 50 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 50 50 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 51 49 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with rendaku: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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          "english": "grind miso in a jūbako",
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    "Japanese terms inherited from Old Japanese",
    "Japanese terms spelled with third grade kanji",
    "Japanese terms with 2 kanji",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Japanese terms with multiple readings",
    "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
    "Japanese terms with rendaku",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "ja:Containers"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "jūbakoyomi",
      "word": "重箱読み: A reading of a kanji compound"
    },
    {
      "word": "consisting of an on'yomi for the first kanji and a kun'yomi for the second kanji"
    },
    {
      "english": "a square face",
      "roman": "jūbakozura",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "重",
          "じゅう"
        ],
        [
          "箱",
          "ばこ"
        ],
        [
          "面",
          "づら"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "重箱面"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ja",
        "2": "ojp",
        "3": "-",
        "sort": "じゅうばこ"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Japanese",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hako",
        "2": "bako",
        "sort": "しゅうばこ'"
      },
      "expansion": "The hako changes to bako as an instance of rendaku (連濁).",
      "name": "rendaku2"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Origin less clear. Chinese-derived on'yomi 重 (jū, “to stack”) + Old Japanese 箱 (hako, “box”). The hako changes to bako as an instance of rendaku (連濁).\nThis is the standard reading for this term.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "重箱",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "重",
          "じゅう"
        ],
        [
          "箱",
          "ばこ"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jūbako",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dyuubako",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ぢゆうばこ",
      "roman": "dyuubako",
      "tags": [
        "hiragana",
        "historical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "じゅうばこ",
        "hhira": "ぢゆうばこ"
      },
      "expansion": "重(じゅう)箱(ばこ) • (jūbako) ^(←ぢゆうばこ (dyuubako)?)",
      "name": "ja-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "grind miso in a jūbako",
      "roman": "jūbako de miso o suru",
      "word": "重箱で味噌を擂る: → don't sweat the small stuff"
    },
    {
      "word": "excellent appearance"
    },
    {
      "word": "but inappropriate to the task at hand"
    },
    {
      "english": "a pot-lid on a jūbako",
      "roman": "jūbako ni nabebuta",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "重箱",
          "じゅうばこ"
        ],
        [
          "鍋蓋",
          "なべぶた"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "重箱に鍋蓋: → a square peg in a round hole"
    },
    {
      "english": "boiled stew in a jūbako",
      "roman": "jūbako ni nishime",
      "word": "重箱に煮染め: → looks great on the outside"
    },
    {
      "word": "not so good on the inside: appearances can be deceiving"
    },
    {
      "english": "clear out the corners of a jūbako with a ladle",
      "roman": "jūbako no sumi o shakushi de harae",
      "word": "重箱の隅を杓子で払え: → to see the forest for the trees"
    },
    {
      "word": "don't sweat the small stuff"
    },
    {
      "english": "to pick out the corners of a jūbako with a toothpick",
      "roman": "jūbako no sumi o yōji de hojikuru",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "重箱",
          "じゅうばこ"
        ],
        [
          "隅",
          "すみ"
        ],
        [
          "楊枝",
          "ようじ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "重箱の隅を楊枝でほじくる: → to split hairs"
    },
    {
      "english": "clean a jūbako with a pestle",
      "roman": "jūbako o surikogi de arau",
      "word": "重箱を擂り粉木で洗う: → see the forest for the trees"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "These are traditionally made of wood and often lacquered, coming in sets designed to stack two, three, or even more layers high. Often square, jūbako may also come in different shapes. A set usually comes with a lid for the top layer."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "tiered boxes for holding and presenting food, such as 弁当 (bentō, “bento”) or New Year's お節 (osechi, special dishes usually only served at the new year)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "tiered",
          "tiered"
        ],
        [
          "food",
          "food"
        ],
        [
          "弁当",
          "弁当#Japanese"
        ],
        [
          "bento",
          "bento"
        ],
        [
          "New Year's",
          "New Year's"
        ],
        [
          "お節",
          "お節#Japanese"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "じゅうばこ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[d͡ʑɨːba̠ko̞]"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "ja:重箱"
  ],
  "word": "重箱"
}

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