Japanese

重箱 (jūbako, rare reading: kasanebako): square jūbako with lid.

重箱 (jūbako, rare reading: kasanebako): hexagonal jūbako used to serve food.

Pronunciation

• Kun'yomi
• IPA^(key): [ka̠sã̠ne̞ba̠ko̞]

Noun

重箱 ‎(hiragana かさねばこ, romaji kasanebako)

1. (rare) tiered boxes for holding and presenting food, such as 弁当 ‎(bentō, “bento”) or New Year's お節 ‎(osechi, special dishes usually only served at the new year)

Etymology 2

Origin less clear. Chinese-derived on'yomi 重 ‎(jū, “to stack”) + Old Japanese 箱 ‎(hako, “box”). The hako changes to bako as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

This is the standard reading for this term.

Pronunciation

• Jūbakoyomi
• (Tokyo) じゅうばこ [jùúbákó] (Heiban - [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑɯᵝːba̠ko̞]

Noun

重箱 ‎(hiragana じゅうばこ, romaji jūbako, historical hiragana ぢゆうばこ)

1. tiered boxes for holding and presenting food, such as 弁当 ‎(bentō, “bento”) or New Year's お節 ‎(osechi, special dishes usually only served at the new year)

   These are traditionally made of wood and often lacquered, coming in sets designed to stack two, three, or even more layers high. Often square, jūbako may also come in different shapes. A set usually comes with a lid for the top layer.

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References

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9