(かご)

かご
noun
basket, cage
1. basket
A container made of woven material such as bamboo or wicker.
To put fruit in a basket.
To take a shopping basket.
Please put the dirty clothes in the laundry basket.
2. cage
An enclosure for keeping birds or small animals.
The small bird escaped from the cage.
鳥籠 = birdcage
ハムスター(かご)(なか)(はし)っている
The hamster is running in its cage.
When I let the bird out of its cage, it happily flew around.

(かご) refers to both baskets and cages, depending on context.

TYPES:

  • (とり)(かご) (birdcage)
  • ()(もの)(かご) (shopping basket)
  • (たけ)(かご) (bamboo basket)
  • 洗濯(せんたく)(かご) (laundry basket)

KANJI NOTES:

  • Often written in hiragana (かご)
  • (かご) is an alternative kanji

COUNTER:

  • Baskets: () or (かご)
  • Cages: ()

RELATED:

  • ザル (colander, strainer basket)
  • バスケット (basket - loanword)