ボックス

box; container; bin

Also:box (in a theatre), small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box), rectangular field area (e.g. batter's box, catcher's box)

What does ボックス mean?

ボックス is a Japanese noun meaning box; container; bin in English. It can also be translated as box (in a theatre), small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box), rectangular field area (e.g. batter's box, catcher's box) depending on context. It is written as ボックス in hiragana, and bokkusu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

あの町かどに公衆電話ボックスがある。

There is a telephone booth at the corner of the street.