How to say "treasury" in Japanese

• 宝庫ほうこCommon
  nounCovers 'treasury' in the sense of a treasure house — a place where treasures are kept — and figuratively a repository rich in something valued, such as knowledge or art.
• 蔵くらJLPT N1approx.Common
  nounThis is really a warehouse, storehouse, or cellar for goods; it matches 'treasury' only through the storehouse idea and is seldom the word you want for that meaning.
• 金庫きんこJLPT N3approx.Common
  nounThe word for the money side of 'treasury': a depository or cash office where funds are kept, or figuratively a provider of funds; it also names a safe.

Choose 宝庫 for a treasure house or figurative repository of treasures, 金庫 for the money sense — a depository, cash office, or provider of funds — and 蔵 only when you simply mean a storehouse.

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• 宝庫ほうこtreasury
• 蔵くらwarehouse
• 金蔵かねぐらtreasure house
• 府庫ふこtreasury
• 宝蔵ほうぞうtreasure house
• 金庫きんこdepository