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巣箱
subako
Description
巣箱は、鳥やミツバチのために木や板で作った小さな箱です。
A 巣箱 is a small box made of wood or boards for birds or honeybees.
庭の木にかけると、小鳥が入って卵を産むことがあります。
When hung on a tree in the garden, small birds may enter and lay eggs.
Meanings
巣箱subako
birdhouse; nest box for birds
木に巣箱をかけたら、小鳥が来ました。
When I hung a birdhouse on the tree, small birds came.
巣箱subako
beehive; box for keeping bees
養蜂家は巣箱からはちみつを取ります。
Beekeepers take honey from the hive.
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Notes
- Etymology
巣 (su, nest) + 箱 (hako→bako, box); a box that serves as a nest.
- Nuance
mainly for birds, but also used for the boxes beekeepers keep bees in.
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