納 屋(なや)

なや

noun

barn; shed; storehouse

building agriculture

1. barn; shed; storehouse

A simple outbuilding used for storing farm tools, harvested crops, or other supplies.

納屋(なや)に道具(どうぐ)をしまった。

I put the tools away in the shed.

古(ふる)い納屋(なや)を修理(しゅうり)する必要(ひつよう)がある。

We need to repair the old barn.

祖父(そふ)の家(いえ)の裏(うら)には大(おお)きな納屋(なや)があり、農機具(のうきぐ)や収穫(しゅうかく)した米(こめ)が保管(ほかん)されていた。

Behind my grandfather's house there was a large barn where farm equipment and harvested rice were stored.

A traditional Japanese agricultural outbuilding. Unlike Western barns that may house livestock, 納屋(なや) primarily refers to storage buildings for crops, tools, and supplies. The word is composed of 納(な) (to store) + 屋(や) (building).

Common collocations

納屋(なや)に入(い)れる: to put in the barn
納屋(なや)を建(た)てる: to build a shed
古(ふる)い納屋(なや): an old barn
納屋(なや)の中(なか): inside the barn

Similar words

倉庫(そうこ): warehouse, storage — larger, more modern or commercial
蔵(くら): traditional Japanese storehouse — typically a fireproof building with thick walls
物置(ものおき): storage shed — a smaller structure, often in residential settings

Related Words

Compare: 倉庫(そうこ) (warehouse, storage)

Compare: 蔵(くら) (traditional Japanese storehouse)

Compare: 物置(ものおき) (storage shed)

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Added 2026.3.29 2:13 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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