玉手箱

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
たま
Grade: 1

Grade: 1
はこ > ばこ
Grade: 3
kun’yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 玉手箱 – see the following entry.
たまてばこ
[proper noun] (mythology) Princess Otohime's casket to Urashima Tarō
[noun] (figurative) thing that must be handled with care; Pandora's box
[noun] (figurative) box of luxury
(This term, 玉手箱, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)