死し蔵ぞう

し

ぞ

う

Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

hoarding; storing away without using

Implies keeping something unused to the point of waste; often used for money, goods, or resources that are kept idle.

彼かれは古ふるい切きっ手てを死し蔵ぞうしているだけで、決けっして使つかわない。
He just hoards old stamps and never uses them.
死

し

蔵ぞう

さ

れ

た

資し

金きん

を

有ゆう

効こう

活かつ

用よう

す

べき

だ

。

We should make effective use of the funds that have been stored away unused.

Kanji

死death, die
蔵storehouse, hide, own

Similar words

貯ちょ蔵ぞう
貯蔵 is neutral storage for future use, while 死蔵 emphasizes wasteful hoarding without use.
退たい蔵ぞう
退蔵 also means hoarding, but is less common and often used in economic contexts for idle assets.

Etymology

Compound of 死 (death, dead) and 蔵 (storehouse, store), literally 'dead storage'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the meaning is transparent from the kanji.