The Japanese Radical: 匚


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Meaning
box    匚

Explanation Radical: hakogamae

Used in these characters:
JLPT 4Joyo 3
medical treatment, heal, the healing art
iyasu, I
Outside: box 匚, inside: arrow 矢 (An arrow ノ flies in the sky 天)
(Acupuncture:) In the box are arrows for the medical treatment.  
JLPT 4Joyo 3
section, district, ward
KU
Enclosure 匚 with a marking: 㐅
An enclosure with an 㐅 stands for an urban district [with a street crossing]  
JLPT 1Joyo 7
craftsman, carpenter, artisan, master
SHŌ
Outside: box 匚 (or variant of: to work/build 工), inside: axe 斤
In the box is the axe of the craftsman.  
JLPT 1Joyo 7
conceal, hide, shelter
TOKU
Outside: box 匚, inside: young 若 (The plant 艹 that is taken by hand into the mouth 口 is young) [.. because old 古 things 囗 are too hard 固 for me]
In the box a 'young' is concealing.  
JLPT 2Joyo 7
match, common, equal with
hiki, HITSU
Originally a box 匚 with two identical 儿 bales or rolls of a fabric
The two bales in the box are matching.  

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