1.
storage shed, storeroom, storage space
A room, shed, or space used for storing items that are not in regular use.
物置を片付けた。
I tidied up the storage shed.
古い自転車は物置にしまってある。
The old bicycle is stored away in the shed.
庭の物置から昔のアルバムが出てきた。
Old photo albums turned up from the storage shed in the yard.
WORD FORMATION:
物 (things) + 置き (placing) = a place for putting things
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 物置にしまう: to put away in storage
- 物置を整理する: to organize the storage space
- 庭の物置: the garden shed
NOTE:
物置 can refer to a separate shed structure in the yard or a storage room/closet within a house. It differs from 倉庫 (warehouse), which is larger and more commercial.