Granary - Kokuso

Japanese: 穀倉 - こくそう
Granary - Kokuso
〘 noun 〙① A storehouse for storing grain. Kokugura. ※Shosoin documents - Tenpyo 2 (730) Oyamakoku Shozeicho "Fudou granary 2 ken, granary 32 ken" ② (figuratively) A region that produces a lot of grain. A grain-producing area. ※Kinugawa (1975) <Ariyoshi Sawako> 2 "Our descendants will continue to take root in Hokuso, the granary of Kanto"

Koku-gura [Grain storehouse]

〘 noun 〙 A warehouse for storing grain. A warehouse. ※Ahizuki (1888)〈Translated by Futabatei Shimei〉 "A flock of pigeons flew in from the direction of the grain warehouse ."

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Japanese:
〘名〙① 穀物を入れてたくわえておく倉。こくぐら。※正倉院文書‐天平二年（730）大倭国正税帳「不動穀倉二間、穀倉三十二間」② (比喩的に) 穀物を多く産する地域。穀倉地帯。※鬼怒川（1975）〈有吉佐和子〉二「子々孫々関東の穀倉である北総に根を張り続け」

こく‐ぐら【穀倉】

〘名〙 穀物を貯えておく倉。こくそう。※あひゞき（1888）〈二葉亭四迷訳〉「鳩が幾羽ともなく群をなして勢込んで穀倉(コクグラ)の方から飛んで来たが」

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