籠(かご) かご noun basket, cage tool 1. basket A container made of woven material such as bamboo or wicker. 籠(かご)に果物(くだもの)を入(い)れる。🔊 To put fruit in a basket. 買(か)い物(もの)籠(かご)を持(も)っていく。🔊 To take a shopping basket. 洗濯(せんたく)籠(かご)に汚(よご)れた服(ふく)を入(い)れてください。🔊 Please put the dirty clothes in the laundry basket. 2. cage An enclosure for keeping birds or small animals. 鳥(とり)籠(かご)から小鳥(ことり)が逃(に)げた。🔊 The small bird escaped from the cage. 鳥(とり)籠(かご) = birdcage ハムスターが籠(かご)の中(なか)で走(はし)っている。🔊 The hamster is running in its cage. 鳥(とり)を籠(かご)から出(だ)してあげたら、嬉(うれ)しそうに飛(と)び回(まわ)った。🔊 When I let the bird out of its cage, it happily flew around. 籠(かご) refers to both baskets and cages, depending on context.Types鳥(とり)籠(かご) (birdcage)買(か)い物(もの)籠(かご) (shopping basket)竹(たけ)籠(かご) (bamboo basket)洗濯(せんたく)籠(かご) (laundry basket)WritingOften written in hiragana (かご)篭(かご) is an alternative kanjiCounterBaskets: 個(こ) or 籠(かご)Cages: 個(こ)Related wordsザル (colander, strainer basket)バスケット (basket - loanword) Related Words Related: ざる (colander, strainer basket) Related: バスケット (basket) Compare: 檻(おり) (cage) general Added 2026.1.11 19:14 · Revised 2026.9.4 21:29 02500/02577_kago