storehouse, warehouse, silo

About this kanji

The kanji 倉, pronounced as "くら" in native Japanese and "ソウ" in Sino-Japanese, primarily means storehouse or warehouse. It is commonly used as a noun rather than a verb. You might see it in compounds like 倉庫 (そうこ), meaning warehouse, which refers to a place for storing goods. Another example is 修倉 (しゅうそう), meaning repair warehouse, which suggests a facility where items are fixed. There's also 倉田 (くらた), a common place name in Japan. A quick note: while this kanji denotes places for storage, in conversation, it may also relate to ideas of preservation and protection.

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Example sentences

• 大きな倉に荷物を入れた。

  I put the luggage in the big warehouse.

Meanings across languages

English

storehouse, warehouse, silo

Tiếng Việt

kho, hầm chứa

日本語

くら, そう

한국어

창고, 저장고

中文

仓库, 储藏室

id

gudang, serambi

th

คลังสินค้า, โกดัง

es

almacén, depósito

fr

entrepôt, magasin

de

Lagerhaus, Warenhaus

pt

armazém, depósito

Common compounds

• 倉庫そうこwarehouse, storehouse
• 修倉しゅうそうrepair warehouse
• 倉田くらたKurada (place name)

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