一箱(ひとはこ)

ひとはこ
noun, counter
one box; one carton
quantity
1. one box; one carton
A single box of something. Formed by attaching the 一(ひと)- prefix to the counter 箱(はこ) (boxes). The counter 〜箱(はこ) is used for tissues, fruit, sweets, cigarettes, and similar boxed items.
ティッシュを一箱(ひとはこ)ください。
Please give me one box of tissues.
一箱(ひとはこ)丸(まる)ごと食(た)べてしまった。
I ate the whole box.
隣(となり)の農家(のうか)からみかんを一箱(ひとはこ)いただいた。
We received a box of mandarin oranges from the neighboring farmer.

Counter pattern using 箱(はこ). The first few counts are: 一箱(ひとはこ), 二箱(ふたはこ), 三箱(みはこ)/さんはこ, 四箱(よんはこ), 五箱(ごはこ).

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Like other native-reading counter expressions (一人(ひとり), 一杯(いっぱい)), 一箱(ひとはこ) can stand on its own ("one box") or modify a quantity: みかん一箱(ひとはこ) = "a box of oranges."

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Added 2026.6.1 11:11 · Revised 2026.9.4 21:31
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