Japanese symbol for “stockpiling”
貯蔵
ちょぞう
Romaji: chozou
storage; preservation; stocking; stockpiling
In Japanese, stockpiling is 貯蔵, read ちょぞう (chozou).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt storage; preservation; stocking; stockpiling
- n, vs, vt hoarding (of goods or money without productive use)
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 貯金 | ちょきん chokin | putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank) |
| 貯蓄 | ちょちく chochiku | savings |
| 貯水池 | ちょすいち chosuichi | reservoir |
| 預貯金 | よちょきん yochokin | deposits and savings; bank account |
| 貯水 | ちょすい chosui | storage of water |
| 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) |
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