94
庫
Warehouse, Storehouse
JLPT N2
Interesting Fact
Traditional Japanese kura (storehouses) were built with thick walls to protect rice, valuables, and documents from fire and humidity. Many historic 庫 buildings still survive today.
Memory Trick
Imagine a huge building filled with neatly stacked boxes from floor to ceiling. That giant storage building reminds you that 庫 means 'warehouse.'
Readings
Onyomi: コ (ko), ク (ku)
Kunyomi:
Example Words
車庫
しゃこ (shako)
Garage
倉庫
そうこ (souko)
Warehouse
文庫
ぶんこ (bunko)
Pocketbook edition
在庫
ざいこ (zaiko)
Inventory
Example Sentence
商品 は 倉庫 に 保管されています。
しょうひん は そうこ に ほかんされています。
shouhin wa souko ni hokan sareteimasu
The products are stored in the warehouse.