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.
rice storehouse (Edo shogunate)
Historical term for a rice storehouse under the Edo shogunate. Not used in modern contexts.
The movie was shelved due to budget shortages.
Let's propose it again before the project gets cancelled.
In the Edo period, the o-kura was an important facility for storing the shogunate's rice.
being shelved; being put on hold; being withheld from publication · putting in storage
Standard kanji spelling for the modern sense of shelving or cancellation.
Alternate kanji spelling; 倉 also means storehouse, but お蔵 is more common.
From 御 (honorific prefix) + 蔵 (storehouse). The modern sense of shelving or cancellation derives from the image of putting something away into storage.