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 [1]
      (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, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN