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JLPT N115画 · 15 strokesradical 艸grade 6freq #468

storehouse, hide, own, have

Also: possess

On'yomi (音読み)

  • ゾウ
  • ソウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • くら
  • おさ.める
  • かく.れる

Mnemonic

In the storehouse (蔵), hidden beneath the grass (艸), treasures await for those who seek to own and hide them.

About this kanji

The kanji 蔵, pronounced as "くら" in its kun'yomi form and "ぞう" or "そう" in on'yomi, primarily means "storehouse" or "to possess." It is commonly used as a noun but can also function as a verb in some contexts. For instance, 蔵相 (ぞうしょう) refers to the Minister of Finance, while 大蔵 (おおくら) signifies a larger storage, often used to denote the Ministry of Finance. Another common compound is 冷蔵庫 (れいぞうこ), meaning "refrigerator" where food is stored. A useful note is that many compounds utilizing 蔵 relate to the concept of storage or possession, reflecting its core meaning.

Example sentences

  • 彼は古い蔵から宝物を見つけた。

    He found treasures in the old storehouse.

Meanings across languages

English
storehouse, hide, own, have, possess
Tiếng Việt
kho, sở hữu
日本語
蔵, 隠す
한국어
저장소, 소유하다
中文
仓库, 拥有
id
gudang
th
คลัง
es
almacén
fr
entrepôt
de
Lager
pt
armazém

Common compounds

  • 蔵相ぞうしょうMinister of Finance
  • 大蔵おおくらMinistry of Finance
  • 大蔵省おおくらしょうMinistry of Finance (1869-2001), Ministry of the Treasury (under the ritsuryō system)
  • 冷蔵庫れいぞうこrefrigerator, fridge
  • 蔵書ぞうしょcollection of books, (personal) library
  • 地蔵じぞうKshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld), Ksitigarbha, Jizō
  • 貯蔵ちょぞうstorage, preservation, stocking
  • 内蔵ないぞうinternal (e.g. disk), built-in, equipped (with)

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