貯蔵(ちょぞう)

ちょぞう
noun
storage, preservation
1. storage, preservation, storing
Keeping goods or materials in a place for future use.
野菜(やさい)を冷蔵庫(れいぞうこ)で貯蔵(ちょぞう)する。
I store vegetables in the refrigerator.
貯蔵(ちょぞう)庫(こ)に食料(しょくりょう)を備(そな)えている。
We have food stocked in the storage room.
ワインの貯蔵(ちょぞう)に適(てき)した温度(おんど)。
A temperature suitable for storing wine.

貯蔵(ちょぞう) combines 貯(ちょ) (store up) + 蔵(ぞう) (storehouse). It refers to keeping goods, food, or materials stored for future use, often implying longer-term or larger-scale storage.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 貯蔵(ちょぞう)する: to store, to preserve
  • 貯蔵(ちょぞう)庫(こ): storage room, warehouse
  • 貯蔵(ちょぞう)品(ひん): stored goods
  • 冷凍(れいとう)貯蔵(ちょぞう): frozen storage
  • 食料(しょくりょう)の貯蔵(ちょぞう): food storage

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 保存(ほぞん): preservation, conservation (broader — includes digital data, cultural artifacts)
  • 保管(ほかん): safekeeping, custody (emphasis on careful keeping)
  • 備蓄(びちく): stockpiling (for emergencies)
  • 蓄(たくわ)える: to store up (verb, everyday register)

貯蔵(ちょぞう) specifically implies physical goods stored in a designated place for later use.

Related Words

Synonym: 保存(ほぞん) (preservation (broader))
Synonym: 保管(ほかん) (safekeeping)
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Added 2026.1.14 9:33 · Revised 2026.4.8 11:45
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