Explore 庫 through places and things used for storage. Learn each reading in a complete word.

The idea

庫 has 10 strokes; follow the linked diagram. Its readings include コ and ク: 倉庫（そうこ）, 冷蔵庫（れいぞうこ）, 車庫（しゃこ） and 在庫（ざいこ） use コ; 金庫（きんこ） also uses コ, while 庫裏（くり） uses ク.

Patterns to compare
WordReading
倉庫そうこ
冷蔵庫れいぞうこ
車庫しゃこ
在庫ざいこ
庫裏くり

Examples

  • 荷物にもつは倉庫そうこにあります。The goods are in the warehouse.
  • 牛乳ぎゅうにゅうを冷蔵庫れいぞうこに入いれてください。Please put the milk in the refrigerator.
  • 車くるまは車庫しゃこにあります。The car is in the garage.
  • 在庫ざいこを確認かくにんします。We will check the stock.
  • 倉庫そうこの扉とびらは鍵かぎがかかっています。The warehouse door is locked.
  • 冷蔵庫れいぞうこに野菜やさいがあります。There are vegetables in the refrigerator.

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Watch out

在庫 means stock on hand, not the building itself. 倉庫 is a warehouse, whereas 冷蔵庫 is a refrigerator. Do not mistake 広 for 庫: 庫 contains 車.

Try it yourself

  1. Write the reading of 倉庫 in hiragana.

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    そうこ

    倉庫 is そうこ: the goods are in the warehouse. Learn コ as part of this compound.

  2. Write the reading of 冷蔵庫 in hiragana.

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    れいぞうこ

    冷蔵庫 is れいぞうこ: put the milk in the refrigerator. The final 庫 is read こ.

  3. Choose the missing kanji: 在＿（ざいこ）［庫／広］.

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    庫

    庫 completes 在庫（ざいこ）, meaning stock on hand. 広 does not form this word.

Use it today

Write 庫 using the diagram. Cover the readings, read 倉庫 and 冷蔵庫, and make a sentence about where something is stored.