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    3. 玉手箱

    玉手箱

    玉たま手て箱ばこ

    Urashima's casket (in the story of Urashima Tarō)

    NTNounCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab24 strokes

    たまて箱

    たまてばこ

    Noun

    1.
    Urashima's casket (in the story of Urashima Tarō), Pandora's box
    2.
    one's closely guarded treasure

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    Kanji that make up this word

    玉
    たま・たま-・-だま…(3)
    jewel・ball
    手
    て・て-・-て・た-…(2)
    hand
    箱
    はこ…(1)
    box・chest・case・bin・railway car
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