also: うちぐら
noun
A storeroom attached to a house, typically used for storing household goods, tools, or provisions. This is the common modern meaning.
祖母の家には、古い内蔵があって、今は使っていない。
My grandmother's house has an old storeroom that is no longer used.
内蔵にしまってあった布団を出した。
I took out the futon that had been stored in the storeroom.
noun
Imperial warehouse
Only with reading うちくら
Historical term for a warehouse belonging to the Imperial household or government. Restricted to the reading うちくら.
平安時代には、内蔵に税として納められた米が保管されていた。
In the Heian period, rice paid as tax was stored in the Imperial warehouse.
Compound of 内 (uchi, 'inside') and 蔵 (kura, 'storehouse'). The reading うちぐら is a voiced variant (rendaku) of うちくら.