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What is the Kanji for 'Storehouse'? | 蔵

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.

    kanji

    蔵

    Meaning

    Storehouse

    Reading

    kunyomiくら

    kura

    onyomiぞう

    zou

    Parts

    臣Servant, Retainer 茂Grow thickly, Luxuriant

    Example Word

    冷蔵庫: refrigerator. The Japanese noun '冷蔵庫 (れいぞうこ)' means 'refrigerator'. It refers to an electrical appliance used to store food and keep it cold or frozen. This word is commonly used in everyday life when discussing household items or food storage. For example: Please put the milk in the refrigerator「牛乳を冷蔵庫に入れてください」(ぎゅうにゅうをれいぞうこにいれてください). The refrigerator is broken「冷蔵庫が壊れている」(れいぞうこがこわれている). It's important to note that this word is a compound noun, with '冷蔵' meaning 'cold storage' and '庫' meaning 'storage house' or 'repository'.

    Radical

    艸

    Stroke Count

    15

    JLPT

    N2

    Grade

    6

    Frequency

    443

    Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji 蔵

If you visually break down this kanji, you can see it is made up of 2 parts:

    kanji

    臣

    Meaning

    Servant, Retainer

    kanji

    茂

    Meaning

    Grow thickly, Luxuriant

蔵 As Part Of Other Kanji

This kanji appears as part of one other kanji:

    kanji

    臓

    Meaning

    Entrails, Viscera

Words Using 蔵

This kanji is used in 4 words:

    word

    冷蔵

    Meaning

    Refrigeration

    word

    大蔵省

    Meaning

    Finance ministry

    word

    冷蔵庫

    Meaning

    Refrigerator

    word

    蔵

    Meaning

    Storehouse

Kanji Related to 蔵 Through the Part 臣

These 4 kanji contain the part 臣 as well.

    kanji

    姫

    Meaning

    Princess

    kanji

    監

    Meaning

    Oversee

    kanji

    臨

    Meaning

    Face, Confront

    kanji

    覧

    Meaning

    Look, Perusal

Learn the Kanji 蔵

Let's make sure you fully understand this kanji.

What does 蔵 mean?

蔵 means 'Storehouse'.

Japanese school students learn this kanji in Sixth Grade, while non-native learners often study it for the JLPT N2 exam.

To help you master this kanji, here's an interactive lesson where you'll practice its readings and meanings.