Quick answer
蔵 is the kanji for "Storehouse". It is a JLPT N2 kanji. The main reading is くら (kura). Stroke-order practice is available below.
Meaning
Storehouse
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
15 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 蔵 represents 'STOREHOUSE'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of storehouse.
On-reading: ぞう — remember this sound by associating it with storehouse. Kun-reading: くら.
Example Sentences
古い家の地下に蔵があって、江戸時代の道具が保存されていました。
ふるいいえのちかにくらがあって、えどじだいのどうぐがほぞんされていました。
In the basement of the old house, there was a storage room where tools from the Edo period were preserved.
秘蔵の写真を見せてもらいました。
ひぞうのしゃしんをみせてもらいました。
I was shown precious stored photos.
Vocabulary using 蔵
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jul 4, 2026
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