Kanji

蔵

蔵

storehouse, hide, own, have, possess

Kanji

Grade

Grade 6

Strokes

15 strokes

Radical

艸部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ゾウ, ソウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

くら, おさめる, かくれる

Nanori (Name Reading)

おさむ, くら, ただ, とし, まさ, よし

Common Readings

ゾウ, くら

Example sentences

冷蔵庫 れいぞうこ
冷蔵庫には冷えたビールが入っている。

There is cold beer in the refrigerator.

やつ やつ
冷蔵庫にあるやつを食べていいよ。

You can eat the one in the fridge.

蔵 ぞう
その浮世絵は、ある好事家の蔵にかかっている。

That ukiyo-e print is in the collection of a certain enthusiast.

内蔵 ないぞう
このパソコンはスピーカーを内蔵している。

This computer has built-in speakers.

無尽蔵 むじんぞう
太陽エネルギーは無尽蔵な資源だと言える。

Solar energy can be said to be an inexhaustible resource.

蔵書 ぞうしょ
祖父の書斎には、長年かけて集められた膨大な蔵書がある。

In my grandfather's study, there is a massive collection of books gathered over many years.

書庫 しょこ
その古い屋敷には、膨大な蔵書を収めた秘密の書庫があった。

In that old mansion, there was a secret library containing a vast collection of books.

地蔵 じぞう
道端の地蔵に手を合わせる。

I pray to the Jizo statue by the roadside.

貯蔵 ちょぞう
食料を倉庫に貯蔵する。

Store food in the warehouse.

室 むろ
この地域では、冬に備えて大根を室に貯蔵する習慣がある。

In this region, there is a custom of storing daikon in a cellar in preparation for winter.

Example Vocabulary

冷蔵庫

れいぞうこ

refrigerator; fridge

蔵

ぞう

possession, collection, ownership

内蔵

ないぞう

built-in; internal

蔵

ぞう

possession, collection, ownership

無尽蔵

むじんぞう

inexhaustible; infinite; boundless

蔵書

ぞうしょ

book collection; personal library

秘蔵

ひぞう

武蔵

むさし

地蔵

じぞう

Jizo; Ksitigarbha

貯蔵

ちょぞう

storage, preservation

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