倉庫|そうこsouko[1]atamadaka (head-high)

JLPT N2approx.Common
Definitions
  1. nounstorehouse; warehouse; 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.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym蔵くらNeutralA storehouse for household goods or merchandise, often a traditional Japanese-style one; also used for sake cellars. 「倉庫」 is the general term.
  • SynonymウェアハウスNeutralA loanword for warehouse, mostly in commercial contexts or store names; in everyday speech 「倉庫」 is the usual word.
  • Related蔵くらNeutralA storehouse for household goods or merchandise, often a traditional Japanese-style one; also used for sake cellars. 「倉庫」 is the general term.

For a building that stores things, say 「倉庫」. 「蔵」 is for a storehouse holding household goods or merchandise — often a traditional Japanese one, also a sake cellar. 「ウェアハウス」 is a loanword used in commercial contexts and store names.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 物品ぶっぴんを保管ほかん・貯蔵ちょぞうする建物たてもの。
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