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box; case; chest; package; pack; crate
car (of a train, etc.)
counter for boxes (or boxed objects)
shamisen case; shamisen
public building; community building
竹で作った筥が美しい。
The box made of bamboo is beautiful.
筥の中にお菓子が入っていた。
There were sweets inside the box.
この筥は祖母からもらったもので大切にしています。
I received this box from my grandmother and treasure it.