倉
倉 — Godown
godown, warehouse, storehouse, cellar, treasury
On’yomiソウ (sou)
Kun’yomiくら (kura)
Stroke order (10 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 倉
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 倉庫 | そうこ souko | storehouse; warehouse; godown |
| 倉 | くら kura | warehouse; storehouse; cellar |
| 倉敷 | くらしき kurashiki | Kurashiki (city); storage charges |
| 米倉 | こめぐら komegura | rice granary |
| 鎌倉 | かまくら kamakura | Kamakura (city) |
| 穀倉 | こくそう kokusou | granary |
Study notes
倉 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 4), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #1114 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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