WORD DETAIL
箱入り
はこいり
Examples
Included kanji
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
箱入り, readはこいり, denotes a boxed state or a sheltered upbringing with little outside experience. - Basic usage: It describes boxed gift sweets and a fictional daughter raised in a sheltered way.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Boxed goods and sheltered upbringing
- For goods it means packaged in a box; for a person it means raised with little exposure to the outside world.

