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Japanese symbol for “brewery”

Romaji: kuramoto
brewery (sake, soy); brewer

In Japanese, brewery is , read (kuramoto).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n brewery (sake, soy); brewer
  2. n warehouse overseer

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

storehouse, hide, own
on: ゾウ、ソウ
kun: くら、おさ.める、かく.れる
15 strokes · JLPT 2
beginning, former time, origin
on: ゲン、ガン
kun: もと
4 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “brewery”

WordReadingMeaning
ブルワリー buruwariibrewery (esp. of beer)
じょうぞうしょ jouzoushobrewery; distillery
しゅぞうじょう shuzoujoubrewery; distillery; winery

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
れいぞうこ reizoukorefrigerator; fridge
おおくら ookuraMinistry of Finance
ないぞう naizouinternal (e.g. mechanism, feature); built-in; equipped (with)
おおくらしょう ookurashouMinistry of Finance (1869-2001)
ちょぞう chozoustorage; preservation; stocking
れいぞう reizoucold storage; refrigeration
げんき genkilively; full of spirit; energetic
じもと jimotohome 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.

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