蔵

音読おんよみ: ゾウ

訓読くんよみ: くら

画数かくすう: 15

部首ぶしゅ: くさかんむり(艹)

Meaning

Storehouse / Warehouse / Storage

  • 倉庫そうこ — warehouse
  • 冷蔵庫れいぞうこ — refrigerator
  • 土蔵どぞう — earthen storehouse
  • 宝蔵ほうぞう — treasure store
  • 蔵書ぞうしょ — book collection
  • 埋蔵まいぞう — buried (resources/treasure)
  • 所蔵しょぞう — holding / in one’s collection
  • 秘蔵ひぞう — cherished / treasured (in storage)

蔵 includes the plant radical 艹 above a phonetic/semantic base, conveying the idea of a place where valuables are stored out of sight. Traditionally, 蔵 referred to thick-walled storehouses used to protect grain, tools, and family treasures.

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