storehouse, warehouse, silo
On'yomi (音読み)
- ソウ
- クラ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- くら
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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