そとばこ
Japanese
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外箱 外函 (especially books) |
Etymology
From 外 (soto) + 箱 (hako). The hako changes to bako as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [so̞to̞ba̠ko̞]
Noun
そとばこ • (sotobako)
- outer box; (of books) slipcase