私書箱

Japanese

Kanji in this term
私	書	箱
し Grade: 6	しょ Grade: 2	はこ > ばこ Grade: 3

Etymology

私書 (shisho, “personal letter”) +‎ 箱 (hako, “box”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ししょばこ [shìshóꜜbàkò] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [ɕi̥ɕo̞ba̠ko̞]

Noun

私(し)書(しょ)箱(ばこ) • (shishobako) 

1. Short for 郵便私書箱 (yūbin shishobako, “post office box”) (box hired as collection point for mail)