Kanji 庫

音読おんよみ: コ・ク

訓読くんよみ: くら

画数かくすう: 10

部首ぶしゅ: まだれ(广)

Meaning

Warehouse / Storehouse / Garage

  • 倉庫そうこ — warehouse / storage
  • 車庫しゃこ — garage
  • 図書庫としょこ — archive / book storage
  • 冷蔵庫れいぞうこ — refrigerator
  • 在庫ざいこ — stock / inventory
  • 兵庫県ひょうごけん — Hyogo Prefecture

The radical 广 (まだれ) suggests a building or shelter. 庫 conveys the idea of a place to store things, especially valuable items or vehicles — hence its use in words for warehouses, garages, and storage facilities.

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