Meaning

Primary

Storehouse

Alternatives

Warehouse, Kura

Word Type

noun

Explanation

The kanji means storehouse, and the vocab is also storehouse! Specifically, this usually refers to a traditional Japanese storehouse, which is typically a two story building used to store personal property or merchandise.

Reading

くら
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

What do you put in your storehouse? Nothing that nice. Just your totally crashed (くら) car. So sad, it was a nice car, too and now it's all crashed and stored in your warehouse.

Context

Context Sentences

心配するな。金は、庫の中に入れてある。

Don't worry. The money is kept in the warehouse.

庫の戸には、ちゃんとカギがかかってある。

The door to the granary is securely locked.

男の子が庫の中に入っていくのを見たぞ。

I saw a boy go into the storehouse.

Kanji Composition