本箱(ほんばこ)

ほんばこ
noun
bookcase; bookshelf
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1. bookcase; bookshelf
A cabinet or boxlike piece of furniture for storing books.
本箱(ほんばこ)に本(ほん)を並(なら)べる。
I arrange books in the bookcase.
古(ふる)い本箱(ほんばこ)が本(ほん)でいっぱいだ。
The old bookcase is full of books.
引(ひ)っ越(こ)しのとき、本箱(ほんばこ)の本(ほん)を全部(ぜんぶ)段(だん)ボールに詰(つ)め直(なお)した。
When I moved, I repacked all the books from the bookcase into cardboard boxes.

A cabinet or shelving unit for storing books. Slightly old-fashioned; 本棚(ほんだな) is the more common word in everyday speech today.

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Compare: 本棚(ほんだな) (bookshelf)
Compare: 書棚(しょだな) (bookshelf)
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Added 2026.5.19 13:03 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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