1.
nest box; birdhouse
An artificial box placed outdoors to provide nesting space for birds.
庭に巣箱を取り付けた。
I put up a birdhouse in the garden.
巣箱にシジュウカラが入った。
A Japanese tit moved into the nest box.
子どもたちと一緒に巣箱を作った。
I made a birdhouse together with the children.
2.
beehive box
A box used in beekeeping to house a bee colony.
巣箱からハチミツを採取する。
To harvest honey from the beehive box.
養蜂家は巣箱の管理に気を使う。
Beekeepers take great care in managing their hive boxes.
新しい巣箱に蜂の群れを移した。
I transferred the bee colony to a new hive box.
Composed of 巣 (nest) + 箱 (box). The birdhouse sense is more common in everyday conversation, while the beekeeping sense is used in specialized agricultural contexts.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 巣箱を作る: to make a nest box
- 巣箱を掛ける: to hang a birdhouse
- 巣箱を設置する: to install a nest box
- 巣箱の手入れ: nest box maintenance
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 鳥の巣: bird's nest — a natural nest built by birds themselves
- 巣: nest — the general word for any animal nest
- 養蜂箱: beehive box — a more specific term for beekeeping boxes