noun
ancient log storehouse; azekura-style storehouse
Refers to a traditional Japanese storehouse built with interlocking triangular logs, often used for storing grain or treasures. The most famous example is the Shōsōin at Tōdai-ji in Nara.
正倉院は校倉造りの代表的な建物です。
The Shōsōin is a representative building of the azekura style.
奈良時代の校倉が今も残っている。
Azekura storehouses from the Nara period still remain today.
校倉造り refers specifically to the architectural style, while 校倉 can mean the building itself.
The term 校倉 (azekura) is of Japanese origin. The kanji 校 (kō, 'school') is used here as ateji for the native reading aze, which likely refers to the interlocking log structure. The exact derivation is uncertain.