Entry
  1. Noun

    Urashima's casket (in the story of Urashima Tarō); Pandora's box

    乙姫様は浦島太郎に美しい玉手箱をくれました。
    Lady Otohime gave Urashima Taro a beautiful Tamate-box.
  2. one's closely guarded treasure

Also written たまて箱【たまてばこ】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

jewel, ball

Kun
たまたま--だま
On
ギョク
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N2
Frequency
737 of 2500
Radical
jade
WaniKani
Level 2

Built from

Used in names as

おうだん

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
4-5-1SKIP code
4f0.2The Kanji Dictionary
1010.3Four corner code
3172deroo
7389Unicode hex code
1-22-44JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2923Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3620New Nelson (John Haig)
3477New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4289Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2166Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2919Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
256Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
272Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
610A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
204Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
103Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
20821Morohashi
102A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
295Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
295Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
64sakade
732Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
48henshall3
40Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
575Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1313Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
262Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yu4Pinyin reading
ogKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

hand

Kun
て--てた-
On
シュ
Strokes
4
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N4
Frequency
60 of 2500
Radical
hand
WaniKani
Level 2

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-4-3, 2-1-3SKIP code
3c0.1The Kanji Dictionary
2050.0Four corner code
2247deroo
624bUnicode hex code
1-28-74JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1827Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2060New Nelson (John Haig)
3456New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4267Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2155Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2907Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
637Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
687Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
42A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
118Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
37Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
11768Morohashi
32A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
57Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
57Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
28sakade
54Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
35henshall3
30Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
57crowley
170Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.19busy_people
847Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
644Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shou3Pinyin reading
suKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

box, chest, case, bin, railway car

Kun
はこ
On
ソウ
Strokes
15
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
1357 of 2500
Radical
bamboo
WaniKani
Level 16

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
2-6-9SKIP code
6f9.4The Kanji Dictionary
8896.3Four corner code
2379deroo
7bb1Unicode hex code
1-40-02JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3425Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4331New Nelson (John Haig)
2711New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3362Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1741Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2366Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
942Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1013Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
944A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2383Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
935Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
26209Morohashi
1703A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1091Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1142Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
799Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
390henshall3
435Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1060Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1486Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
951Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xiang1Pinyin reading
sangKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
16WaniKani level