蔵
蔵 — Storehouse
storehouse, hide, own, have, possess
On’yomiゾウ (zou)
On’yomiソウ (sou)
Kun’yomiくら (kura)
Kun’yomiおさめる (osameru)
Kun’yomiかくれる (kakureru)
Stroke order (15 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 蔵
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大蔵省 | おおくらしょう ookurashou | Ministry of Finance (1869-2001); Ministry of the Treasury (under the ritsuryō system) |
| 蔵相 | ぞうしょう zoushou | Minister of Finance |
| 大蔵 | おおくら ookura | Ministry of Finance |
| 冷蔵庫 | れいぞうこ reizouko | refrigerator; fridge |
| 貯蔵 | ちょぞう chozou | storage; preservation; stocking |
| 内蔵 | ないぞう naizou | internal (e.g. mechanism, feature); built-in; equipped (with) |
Study notes
蔵 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 15 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 6), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #468 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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