Japanese word

かご

Pronunciation

Romajikago

Meaning

  • nounbasket

Example

買い物のかごにりんごを入れます。ka i mono no ka go ni ri n go o i re ma su

I put apples in the shopping basket.

Illustration for かご (basket)

More examples

遠足のおやつをかごに入れます。en soku no o ya tsu o ka go ni i re ma su

I put snacks for the picnic in a basket.

空のかごを入り口で取ります。kara no ka go o i ri guchi de to ri ma su

I pick up an empty basket at the entrance.

Core concept

Refers to an open framework that holds things for carrying or keeps something contained.

Common phrases

  • 買い物かごka i mono ka go

    shopping basket

  • かごに入れるka go ni i re ru

    put in a basket

Similar words

バスケットbasuketto: A basket, often in a modern or Western style, used for carrying, storage, or display.

Definition in Japanese

編み目やすき間のある素材で作られた、物を入れて運ぶ容器や、動物などを入れておく囲い。a mi me ya su ki ma no a ru so zai de tsuku ra re ta mono o i re te hako bu yō ki ya dō butsu na do o i re te o ku kako i

Word origin

かご (kago) is a native Japanese noun rather than a borrowing, but its older word formation is not securely known; it is conventionally written 籠 (kago, "basket; cage").

Usage tips

  • Japanese basketry often uses bamboo strips, and a かご (kago) made this way can be both a practical container and a decorative craft object.

Other meanings

  • cagenoun
  • hampernoun

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