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Kotomora

庫

warehouse, storehouse

JLPTN2StatusJōyō · grade 3FrequencyTop 1,000Strokes10

Readings

On'yomi

  • コ
  • ク

Kun'yomi

  • くら

Meaning

庫 centers on a covered space for storing goods: a warehouse or storehouse where items are kept safe.

Most common words using 庫

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  • 兵庫ひょうご

    Hyogo (prefecture)

  • 文庫ぶんこ
    N1

    library; book collection

  • 倉庫そうこ
    N2

    storehouse; warehouse; godown

  • 冷蔵庫れいぞうこ
    N5

    refrigerator; fridge

  • 在庫ざいこ
    N1

    stock; inventory

  • 金庫きんこ
    N3

    safe; strongbox; cashbox; vault; strongroom

  • 車庫しゃこ
    N2

    garage; carport; depot (for trains, buses, etc.); shed; carbarn

  • 冷凍庫れいとうこ

    freezer

  • 信用金庫しんようきんこ

    credit union

  • 宝庫ほうこ

    treasury; treasure house; storehouse; repository

  • 文庫本ぶんこぼん
    N1

    small-format paperback book; pocket paperback

  • 格納庫かくのうこ

    (aircraft) hangar

  • 書庫しょこ

    library; book storage; stack room

  • 国庫こっこ

    national treasury

  • 入庫にゅうこ

    warehousing; storing

  • 貯蔵庫ちょぞうこ

    storehouse; bunker; silo

  • 公庫こうこ

    finance corporation

  • 出庫しゅっこ

    delivery from a storehouse; shipping

  • 武庫ぶこ

    armory; armoury

  • 三菱倉庫みつびしそうこ

    Mitsubishi Logistics Corporation

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Etymology

庫 combines 广 (building with a roof) and 車 (vehicle), originally referring to a garage or shed for chariots, later extended to any storehouse.

Meaning mnemonic

Under a roof 广, a vehicle 車 is parked. Imagine a large garage-like warehouse where carts and goods are stored.

Reading mnemonic

For コ, picture a storehouse full of cocoa beans: cocoa -> コ, and the warehouse keeps them safe.