入庫(にゅうこ)

Compound of 入(にゅう) ('enter') and 庫(こ) ('storehouse; garage'). Functions as a する-verb: 入庫(にゅうこ)する. The direct antonym is 出庫(しゅっこ) ('stock out; leaving the depot').

Usage

Sense 1 is the logistics/retail meaning — very common in business contexts. Sense 2 is about vehicles returning to their base, common on station/bus-stop signage and announcements. Both uses are standard written and spoken Japanese within their respective domains; everyday conversation rarely uses this word outside workplace contexts.

Common collocations

• 入庫(にゅうこ)予定(よてい): scheduled to come into stock
• 入庫(にゅうこ)作業(さぎょう): warehousing/stock-in work
• 入庫(にゅうこ)確認(かくにん): stock-in confirmation
• 入庫(にゅうこ)処理(しょり): stock-in processing (in inventory systems)
• 車庫(しゃこ)に入庫(にゅうこ)する: to return to the depot
• 駐車場(ちゅうしゃじょう)に入庫(にゅうこ)する: to enter a parking garage
• 入庫(にゅうこ)済(ず)み: already stocked in / already at the depot

Similar words

• 出庫(しゅっこ): stocking out; leaving the depot — direct antonym
• 入荷(にゅうか): receiving merchandise (the shipment arriving at a store) — closely related to sense 1, but emphasizes arrival rather than placement into storage
• 納品(のうひん): delivery of goods (to a customer/store) — from the supplier's side
• 搬入(はんにゅう): carrying in; bringing in (goods, equipment) — physical transport act

Transitivity / particle patterns

• Goods as subject: 〜が入庫(にゅうこ)する ('goods come into stock')
• With destination: 〜に入庫(にゅうこ)する ('to enter/return to [warehouse/depot]')
• Transitive: 〜を入庫(にゅうこ)する ('to stock/warehouse [something]')