How to say "stocking" in Japanese

• 貯蔵ちょぞうJLPT N2approx.Common
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbCovers 'stocking' only in the sense of storing or stockpiling goods for later use — storage or preservation, not the garment. Typical of food, fuel, or supplies kept in storage.
• 仕入れしいれCommon
  nounCovers 'stocking' as the commercial act of buying in stock or laying in supplies — purchasing goods for a shop or business, rather than storing them or any item of clothing.
• 靴下くつしたJLPT N5approx.Common
  nounThe word for the garment itself: socks or stockings worn on the feet. When 'stocking' means the clothing item, this is the word you want, not the storage or purchasing terms.
  この靴下くつしたの片方かたほうはどこだ。↗

  Where is the mate to this sock?

For the garment, use 靴下; for the act of stocking up, 貯蔵 is storing or stockpiling goods for later, while 「仕入れ」 is the business side of buying in stock or laying in supplies.

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• 貯蔵ちょぞうstorage
• 仕入れしいれbuying (of stock, materials, etc.)
• 靴下くつしたsocks
• 蓄養ちくようlivestock husbandry (esp. fish)