box

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 箱 has 15 strokes and denotes a box used to hold things.
• Basic usage: 箱 is read はこ, and 箱詰め is read はこづめ.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• A container and a packing task
  • 青い箱に入れて means putting something into a blue box.
  • に marks where it goes.
  • 箱詰めの作業が終われば means if the box-packing work is finished.