noun
shelving; cancellation; closing down
Used for plays, movies, events, or projects that are shelved, cancelled, or shut down. Often appears in entertainment or business contexts.
その映画は予算不足でお蔵入りになった。
The movie was shelved due to budget shortages.
企画がお蔵になる前に、もう一度提案して
noun
rice storehouse (Edo shogunate)
Historical term for a rice storehouse under the Edo shogunate. Not used in modern contexts.
江戸時代、お蔵は幕府の米を保管する重要な施設だった。
In the Edo period, the o-kura was an important facility for storing the shogunate's rice.
Let's propose it again before the project gets cancelled.
お蔵入り is the common phrase meaning 'being shelved' or 'going into the vault', while お蔵 alone is less common and often part of that phrase.
From 御 (honorific prefix) + 蔵 (storehouse). The modern sense of shelving or cancellation derives from the image of putting something away into storage.