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Kotomora

倉

godown, warehouse, storehouse, cellar, treasury

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · grade 4FrequencyTop 2,000Strokes10

Readings

On'yomi

  • ソウ

Kun'yomi

  • くら

Meaning

倉 centers on a secure place for storing goods: a warehouse, storehouse, godown, cellar, or treasury. All meanings share the idea of a dedicated storage space.

Most common words using 倉

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  • 倉庫そうこ
    N2

    storehouse; warehouse; godown

  • 鎌倉かまくら
    N5

    Kamakura (city)

  • 倉敷くらしき

    Kurashiki (city)

  • 米倉こめぐら

    rice granary

  • 弾倉だんそう

    magazine (for a firearm); cylinder (of a revolver)

  • 矢倉やぐら

    caves dug as tombs in and around Kamakura during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods

  • 石倉いしぐら

    stone-built storehouse

  • 穀倉こくそう

    granary

  • 営倉えいそう

    guardhouse; detention barracks

  • 船倉せんそう

    ship's hold; hatch

  • いざ鎌倉いざかまくら

    case that something major happens; event of an emergency; when it comes to the crunch

  • 三菱倉庫みつびしそうこ

    Mitsubishi Logistics Corporation

  • 佐倉市立美術館さくらしりつびじゅつかん

    Sakura City Museum of Art

  • 保税倉庫ほぜいそうこ

    bonded warehouse

  • 倉主くらぬし

    warehouse owner

  • 倉卒そうそつ

    hurried; hasty; busy; precipitate; sudden; abrupt

  • 倉庫に納めるそうこにおさめる

    to store in a warehouse

  • 倉庫会社そうこがいしゃ

    warehousing company

  • 倉庫店そうこてん

    warehouse-style store

  • 倉庫業そうこぎょう

    warehousing business

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Study

Etymology

倉 is thought to combine a roof-like top with a storage area below, representing a granary or storehouse. The modern form preserves this general structure, though the exact historical development is uncertain.

Meaning mnemonic

The top 亼 looks like a roof, and the inside 口 suggests an enclosed space. Picture a roofed building with a secure room inside: that's a warehouse or storehouse.

Reading mnemonic

For ソウ, imagine a warehouse filled with sewing supplies: sew -> ソウ, and the storehouse keeps all the thread and fabric safe.