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box tissues; tissue box; boxed facial tissues
Facial tissues sold in a rectangular box, as opposed to pocket tissues. A ubiquitous household item in Japan found in virtually every home, office, and car.
箱ティッシュが切れた。
We ran out of box tissues.
花粉の季節は箱ティッシュの消費が増える。
Tissue box consumption increases during pollen season.
ドラッグストアで五箱パックの箱ティッシュを安売りしていたので、まとめ買いした。
The drugstore had five-box packs of tissues on sale, so I bought in bulk.
A compound of 箱 (box) and ティッシュ (tissue, from English). In Japan, box tissues are typically sold in multi-packs of five and are a staple household purchase. Distinguished from ポケットティッシュ (pocket tissues), which are commonly handed out for free on streets as advertising.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 箱ティッシュ五箱パック: five-box tissue pack
- 箱ティッシュカバー: tissue box cover
- 箱ティッシュを買う: to buy box tissues
RELATED TERMS:
- ポケットティッシュ: pocket tissues — small packs given out free in Japan as advertising
- ティッシュペーパー: tissue paper — the generic term for facial tissue
- ウェットティッシュ: wet tissues / wet wipes