蔵 Kanji – storehouse
The Japanese kanji 蔵 can mean storehouse, hide, own, have, possess.
Meaning and Readings
How is 蔵 read?
蔵 has the onyomi readings ゾウ, ソウ and the kunyomi readings くら, おさめる, かくれる.
In romaji, these readings can be written as zou, sou, kura, osameru, kakureru.
Common Japanese Words Using 蔵
These common Japanese words contain 蔵. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 蔵書（ぞうしょ） — collection of books, (personal) library
- 蔵相（ぞうしょう） — Minister of Finance
- 大蔵（おおくら） — Ministry of Finance
- 大蔵省（おおくらしょう） — Ministry of Finance (1869-2001)
- 地蔵（じぞう） — Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld), Ksitigarbha, Jizō
- 貯蔵（ちょぞう） — storage, preservation
- 内蔵（ないぞう） — internal (e.g. disk), built-in, equipped (with)
- 埋蔵（まいぞう） — burying in the ground
- 無尽蔵（むじんぞう） — inexhaustible supply
- 冷蔵（れいぞう） — cold storage, refrigeration
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