(かご)

かご
noun
basket, cage
1. basket
A container made of woven material such as bamboo or wicker.
(かご)果物(くだもの)()れる。
To put fruit in a basket.
()(もの)(かご)()っていく。
To take a shopping basket.
洗濯(せんたく)(かご)(よご)れた(ふく)()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.
(とり)(かご)から小鳥(ことり)()げた。
The small bird escaped from the cage.
鳥籠 = birdcage
ハムスターが(かご)(なか)(はし)っている。
The hamster is running in its cage.
(とり)(かご)から()してあげたら、(うれ)しそうに()(まわ)った。
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)