蔵
Mnemonic
A loyal retainer parts the tall grass to reveal a hidden storehouse. Inside, an entire battalion's worth of weapons and gold gleam in the darkness. The retainer alone knows this place—the grass grows back each night, sealing the storehouse from prying eyes.
Additional thoughts
Picture the retainer pulling aside a curtain of grass like a secret door. The battalion's supplies are stacked floor to ceiling inside. The self-healing grass canopy is the storehouse's ultimate camouflage—top radical literally caps the whole structure.Quick recall
A retainer parts grass to unlock a battalion's hidden storehouse.Details
The keyword for 蔵 is storehouse. This kanji refers to a place where goods, valuables, or supplies are kept and preserved, such as a warehouse, cellar, or treasury. In traditional Japanese architecture, a *kura* was a thick-walled building designed to protect its contents from fire and theft. The character also carries the extended meaning of storing, hiding, or harboring something within, and appears in contexts related to collections, repositories, and even Buddhist concepts of a "treasury" of teachings or consciousness.
- On'yomi
- ぞう、そう
- Kun'yomi
- くら、おさ.める、かく.れる