巣箱(すばこ)

すばこ
noun
nest box; birdhouse; beehive box
naturedaily-life
1. nest box; birdhouse
An artificial box placed outdoors to provide nesting space for birds.
庭(にわ)に巣箱(すばこ)を取(と)り付(つ)けた。
I put up a birdhouse in the garden.
巣箱(すばこ)にシジュウカラが入(はい)った。
A Japanese tit moved into the nest box.
子(こ)どもたちと一緒(いっしょ)に巣箱(すばこ)を作(つく)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(すばこ)からハチミツを採取(さいしゅ)する。
To harvest honey from the beehive box.
養蜂家(ようほうか)は巣箱(すばこ)の管理(かんり)に気(き)を使(つか)う。
Beekeepers take great care in managing their hive boxes.
新(あたら)しい巣箱(すばこ)に蜂(はち)の群(む)れを移(うつ)した。
I transferred the bee colony to a new hive box.

Composed of 巣(す) (nest) + 箱(はこ) (box). The birdhouse sense is more common in everyday conversation, while the beekeeping sense is used in specialized agricultural contexts.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 鳥(とり)の巣(す): bird's nest — a natural nest built by birds themselves
  • 巣(す): nest — the general word for any animal nest
  • 養蜂箱(ようほうばこ): beehive box — a more specific term for beekeeping boxes

Related Words

Compare: 鳥(とり)の巣(す) (bird's nest)
Related: 蜜蜂(みつばち) (honeybee)
Related: 鳥小屋(とりごや) (birdhouse)
Compare: 蜂(はち)の巣(す) (beehive)
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