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倉 (くら) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N1 Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Meanings 1
noun
storehouse ; warehouse ; granary ; treasury
A building or structure for storing goods, grain, valuables, or supplies. Can refer to traditional earthen-walled storehouses (kura) as well as modern warehouses.
The rice is stored in the warehouse.
Written forms 倉くら Usage 21%
Common kanji for a storehouse or warehouse; used in many compounds.
蔵くら Usage 58%
Also common; often used for traditional storehouses and in proper names.
くら Usage 18%
庫くら Usage 4%
Rare standalone kanji for this reading; mostly seen in compounds like 車庫 or 金庫.
Kanji 倉 godown, warehouse, storehouse Similar words 倉そう 庫こ A more formal or technical term for a warehouse or storage building; くら is a shorter, more traditional word.
蔵くら Often interchangeable with 倉, but 蔵 can emphasize a traditional Japanese storehouse with thick earthen walls.
Etymology Native Japanese word. The kanji 倉, 蔵, and 庫 all carry the meaning of a storage place, with 倉 often associated with grain storage and 蔵 with valuables.
