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Japanese symbol for “storehouse”

Romaji: souko
storehouse; warehouse; godown

In Japanese, storehouse is , read (souko).

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 storehouse; warehouse; godown

Kanji and stroke order

godown, warehouse, storehouse
on: ソウ
kun: くら
10 strokes · JLPT 1
warehouse, storehouse
on: コ、ク
kun: くら
10 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “storehouse”

WordReadingMeaning
くら kurawarehouse; storehouse; cellar
ちょぞうこ chozoukostorehouse; bunker; silo
おきば okibaplace to put something; storage space; storehouse
ほうこ houkotreasury; treasure house; storehouse

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
くらしき kurashikiKurashiki (city)
こめぐら komegurarice granary
かまくら kamakuraKamakura (city)
こくそう kokusougranary
だんそう dansoumagazine (for a firearm); cylinder (of a revolver)
ぶんこ bunkolibrary; book collection
れいぞうこ reizoukorefrigerator; fridge
きんこ kinkosafe; strongbox; cashbox

See also: Chinese symbol for “storehouse”.

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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