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表層形
小ばこ
コバコ
名詞

小ばこ (コバコ)

Kobako · こばこ — small box, casket

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小ばこ in rōmaji: kobako.

名詞 普通名詞 一般 *
📝 小箱 🔤 * 📐 *
Updated: 2026年9月30日
📖 Grammar Information
表層形 (Surface)
小ばこ
見出し語 (Lemma)
小箱
読み (Reading)
コバコ
品詞 (POS)
名詞・普通名詞・一般・*
活用型 (Conj. Type)
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活用形 (Conj. Form)
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表記 (Orthography)
小ばこ
読み・基本形
コバコ
表記・基本形
小ばこ
見出し語の読み
コバコ
💡 English Meaning

小ばこ means “small box, casket” — full definition & examples →

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小箱 (コバコ) — main entry →

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The surface form (小ばこ) is the exact text as it appeared in the corpus — it may be conjugated or inflected. The lemma (小箱) is the dictionary base form. For example, 食べた (surface) has the lemma 食べる.
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