ボックス

ぼっくす
noun
box; case; booth
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1. box; case; container
A box, especially a purpose-made one that is part of a system or a product name — a storage box, a tool box, a mailbox. Everyday cardboard or gift boxes are usually (はこ) instead.
ボックス()れる
I put it in the box.
工具(こうぐ)ツールボックスしまった。
I put the tools away in the toolbox.
I bought storage boxes and tidied up the inside of the closet.
2. booth; enclosed compartment
A small enclosed space for a group or an activity, as in a karaoke room or the facing-seat compartment in a restaurant or train.
ボックス(せき)(すわ)
We sit in a booth.
We sang for three hours at a karaoke box.
四人(よにん)で、カウンターではなくボックス(せき)にしてもらった
There were four of us, so we asked for a booth rather than the counter.

From English "box". It rarely stands alone in sense 2 — that sense appears in compounds such as ボックス(せき) and カラオケボックス.

Common collocations

  • 収納(しゅうのう)ボックス: storage box
  • ツールボックス: toolbox
  • ボックス(せき): booth seat, compartment seat
  • カラオケボックス: karaoke box, private karaoke room

Similar words

  • (はこ): box — the ordinary native word, used for any box; ボックス sounds more like a product or a fixture
  • ケース: case — emphasizes protecting or holding a specific item

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