This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ソウ、くら
Romaji: sou, kura
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

godown, warehouse, storehouse, cellar, treasury

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  10
Radical Number:  9
Frequency:  1114
Grade:  4
Skip Pattern:  2-2-8
Korean Reading:  chang
Chinese Reading:  cang1
Unicode:  5009
JIS:  4152

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2104
Nelson Index: 486
New Nelson Index: 255
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2a8.37
Four Corner Index: 8060.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 531
Gakken Index: 708
Japanese Names Index: 1165
Daikanwanjiten Index: 756
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 1.0820
Remembering the kanji Index: 1630
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1055
Kodansha Compact Index: 52
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 559
Kanji in Context Index: 1112
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1334
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1807
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1645
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1758
Essential Kanji Index: 732
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2607
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2877
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 659
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 550

Words

(くら)
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown; depository; treasury; elevator
倉庫 (そうこ)
storehouse; warehouse; godown
矢倉 (やぐら)
caves dug as tombs in and around Kamakura during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods
蔵元 (くらもと)
brewery (sake, soy); brewer; warehouse overseer
穀倉 (こくそう)
granary
倉敷 (くらしき)
storage charges
米倉 (こめぐら)
rice granary
弾倉 (だんそう)
magazine (of a firearm)
(やぐら)
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); weapons storehouse
校倉 (あぜくら)
ancient log storehouse
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