籠
かご
kago
JLPT N122 strokesKanjiLevel 78 - JLPT N1
Quick answer
籠 is the kanji for "Basket". A common reading is かご (kago). You can also practice writing it on this page.
Meaning
Basket
Also : Cage · Coop
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Readings
kunかご/ kagokunこ.める/ komerukunこも.る/ komorukunこ.む/ komuonろう/ rouonる/ ru
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
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Stroke Order
22 strokes
Radicals
竹龍
Example Sentences
この籠をつかいます。
このかごをつかいます。
I use this basket (shopping, etc.).
籠についてはなします。
かごについてはなします。
I talk about basket (shopping, etc.).
Vocabulary using 籠
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun/Verb dictionary form] + に際して～に際して (ni saishite) - On the occasion of
- [Noun] + をもとに(して)～をもとに (wo moto ni) - Based on
- [Noun/Verb dictionary form] + にあたって～にあたって (ni atatte) - When doing; Upon
- [Plain form verb/adjective] + ものの～ものの (mono no) - Although; Even though
- [Verb/Adjective/Noun] + にしろ/にせよ～にしろ／にせよ (ni shiro/ni seyo) - Even if; Regardless of
Last updated Jun 11, 2026
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