How to say "warehouse" in Japanese

• 蔵くらJLPT N1approx.Common
  nounCovers 'warehouse' but its core senses are storehouse and cellar, often a traditional building for storing valuables or produce. Best for storehouse/cellar senses; as plain 'warehouse' 倉庫 is usually more natural.
• 倉庫そうこJLPT N2approx.Common
  nounThe straightforward word for a warehouse or storehouse where goods are kept. This is the default choice when you mean 'warehouse' as a commercial storage building, and it also covers the older English term 'godown'.
  その倉庫そうこは麻薬まやく密売みつばい者しゃの隠かくれみのだった。↗

  The warehouse was a front for drug traffickers.

Use 倉庫 for a storage warehouse in ordinary contexts; 蔵 also means warehouse but leans toward a traditional storehouse or cellar, so it is the better choice for those older senses.

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• 蔵くらwarehouse
• 倉庫そうこstorehouse
• ウェアハウスwarehouse
• 保存庫ほぞんこstorage
• 保管所ほかんじょstorage center