What is the Kanji for "Storehouse"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Storehouse", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Storehouse" is "蔵".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Kura".

Its onyomi reading is "Zou".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The kanji "茂" means "Grow thickly" and "Luxuriant" and can be read as "Mo" and "Shige". And The kanji "臣" means "Servant" and "Retainer" and can be read as "Jin" and "Shin".

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "蔵" mean in japanese?

"蔵" means "Storehouse".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Sixth Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N2 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

冷蔵庫: "Refrigerator". The Japanese noun '冷蔵庫 (れいぞうこ)' means 'refrigerator'. This refers to a household appliance used to store food and drinks at a low temperature to keep them fresh. Refrigerators are an essential part of modern kitchens. For example: I put the milk in the refrigerator - (牛乳を冷蔵庫に入れた). The food is in the refrigerator - (食べ物は冷蔵庫にある).

蔵: "Storehouse". The Japanese noun '蔵 (くら)' means 'storehouse'. This word refers to a building or structure used for storing goods, supplies, or valuables. 蔵 can be used to describe a variety of storage facilities, such as a rice storehouse, a sake brewery, or a warehouse. For example: They keep their valuables in the storehouse - (彼らは蔵に価値あるものを保管している). The sake brewery has a large storehouse - (酒蔵には大きな蔵がある).

大蔵省: "Ministry of Finance". The '大蔵省 (おおくらしょう)' refers to the Ministry of Finance, which is a cabinet-level ministry in the Government of Japan. It is responsible for managing the country's finances, including taxation, public spending, and financial regulations. The ministry plays a central role in the formulation and implementation of economic policies. For example: The Ministry of Finance announced new tax policies - (大蔵省は新しい税制を発表した).

冷蔵: "Refrigeration". The noun '冷蔵 (れいぞう)' refers to the process of refrigeration, the act of cooling and preserving food or other perishable items at a low temperature. It is commonly used to describe refrigerators and their function. For example: The refrigeration keeps the food fresh - (冷蔵が食べ物を新鮮に保ちます). My refrigerator has excellent refrigeration capabilities - (私の冷蔵庫は冷蔵性能が優れています).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "ぞ" is read as "zo". The hiragana "う" is read as "u". The hiragana "く" is read as "ku". And The hiragana "ら" is read as "ra".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.