noun
public storehouse for tax grain and valuables (ritsuryō system)
Historical term for a government warehouse used to store tax rice, other grains, and valuables collected under the ritsuryō system. Often encountered in contexts discussing Nara- and Heian-period administration.
正倉は律令制のもとで税として集められた米や物品を保管するために設けられた。
The shōsō was established under the ritsuryō system to store rice and goods collected as taxes.
正倉院は、かつての正倉の遺構
The Shōsōin is famous as a remnant of the former shōsō storehouses.