箱入り
hakoiri
Common
noun
Translations
1.
boxed
2.
in a box
Notes
The term '箱入り' can refer to something being physically boxed, such as a product, or metaphorically to describe a person, often a young woman, who has been sheltered or protected from the outside world, as in '箱入り娘' (hakoiri musume).
Examples
この商品は箱入りです。
Kono shouhin wa hakoiri desu.
This product is boxed.
彼女は箱入り娘として育てられました。
Kanojo wa hakoiri musume to shite sodateraremashita.
She was raised as a sheltered daughter.
箱入りの贈り物を受け取りました。
Hakoiri no okurimono o uketorimashita.
I received a boxed gift.