Japanese symbol for “buttery”

食料貯蔵室

しょくりょうちょぞうしつ

Romaji: shokuryouchozoushitsu

larder; pantry; stillroom; buttery

In Japanese, buttery is 食料貯蔵室, read しょくりょうちょぞうしつ (shokuryouchozoushitsu).

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Meanings

n larder; pantry; stillroom; buttery

Kanji and stroke order

食

eat, food

on: ショク、ジキ
kun: く.う、く.らう、た.べる、は.む

9 strokes · JLPT 4

料

fee, materials

on: リョウ

10 strokes · JLPT 3

貯

savings, store, lay in

on: チョ
kun: た.める、たくわ.える

12 strokes · JLPT 2

蔵

storehouse, hide, own

on: ゾウ、ソウ
kun: くら、おさ.める、かく.れる

15 strokes · JLPT 2

室

room, apartment, chamber

on: シツ
kun: むろ

9 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
食事	しょくじ shokuji	meal (e.g. lunch, dinner)
食品	しょくひん shokuhin	food; food products; foodstuffs
食べ物	たべもの tabemono	food
食料	しょくりょう shokuryou	food
食べる	たべる taberu	to eat
食う	くう kuu	to eat
無料	むりょう muryou	free (of charge); gratuitous
料理	りょうり ryouri	cooking; cookery; cuisine
貯金	ちょきん chokin	putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank)
冷蔵庫	れいぞうこ reizouko	refrigerator; fridge
教室	きょうしつ kyoushitsu	classroom; lecture room

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.