たまてばこ

Japanese

Alternative spelling
玉手箱

Etymology

From (たま) (tama, jewel) + ()(ばこ) (tebako, casket).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) まてばこ [tàmátéꜜbàkò] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ta̠ma̠te̞ba̠ko̞]

Proper noun

たまてばこ • (Tamatebako) たまてばこ (tamatebako)?

  1. (mythology) Princess Otohime's casket to Urashima Tarō

Derived terms

  • ()けて(くや)しき玉手箱(たまてばこ) (akete kuyashiki tamatebako)

Noun

たまてばこ • (tamatebako) たまてばこ (tamatebako)?

  1. (figurative) thing that must be handled with care; Pandora's box
  2. (figurative) box of luxury
    • ナショナルミニ電蓄
      (どう)(よう)(どう)()からカラオケまで()(ぞく)そろって(たの)しいパナピック (おと)(たま)()(ばこ)
      dōyō dōwa kara karaoke made kazoku sorotte tanoshii panapikku oto no tamatebako
      the fun Panapic, for enjoying children's songs, children's stories, and even karaoke with your family the tamatebako of sound

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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