箱館戦争 はこだてせんそう Also written 函館戦争 Meanings Noun Battle of Hakodate (battle of the Boshin War; 1868-1869) See also: 戊辰戦争 (ぼしんせんそう). Kanji 箱 box. Read as はこ. 館 hall. Read as たて. 戦 war. Read as セン. 争 fight. Read as ソウ. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists