# 蔵 — storehouse; store

蔵 means “storehouse; store”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 15 strokes. On'yomi: ゾウ (zou), ソウ (sou). Kun'yomi: くら (kura). You'll see it in words such as 蔵 (kura, “warehouse; storehouse”).

- Meaning: storehouse; store
- On'yomi: ゾウ (zou), ソウ (sou)
- Kun'yomi: くら (kura)
- Strokes: 15
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Buildings & rooms

## How to remember 蔵

Parts: 艹 grass · 厂 cliff · 戈 halberd · 臣 retainer

## Words with 蔵

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 蔵 | くら (kura) | warehouse; storehouse |

## Don't confuse it with

[蔑](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/despise/)

## More in the “Buildings & rooms” set

[宅](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/residence/) · [蔵](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/storehouse/) · [階](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/storey/) · [戸](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/door/) · [宿](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/inn/) · [庭](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/courtyard/) · [庫](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/warehouse/) · [柱](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/pillar/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/storehouse/. Last updated 2026-11-01.