Japanese symbol for “brewery”
蔵元
くらもと
Romaji: kuramoto
brewery (sake, soy); brewer
In Japanese, brewery is 蔵元, read くらもと (kuramoto).
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Meanings
- n brewery (sake, soy); brewer
- n warehouse overseer
Written forms: 蔵元、倉本. Readings: くらもと.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “brewery”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ブルワリー | ブルワリー buruwarii | brewery (esp. of beer) |
| 醸造所 | じょうぞうしょ jouzousho | brewery; distillery |
| 酒造場 | しゅぞうじょう shuzoujou | brewery; distillery; winery |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 冷蔵庫 | れいぞうこ reizouko | refrigerator; fridge |
| 大蔵 | おおくら ookura | Ministry of Finance |
| 内蔵 | ないぞう naizou | internal (e.g. mechanism, feature); built-in; equipped (with) |
| 大蔵省 | おおくらしょう ookurashou | Ministry of Finance (1869-2001) |
| 貯蔵 | ちょぞう chozou | storage; preservation; stocking |
| 冷蔵 | れいぞう reizou | cold storage; refrigeration |
| 元気 | げんき genki | lively; full of spirit; energetic |
| 地元 | じもと jimoto | home area; home town |
See also: Chinese symbol for “brewery”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.