貯蔵

ちょぞう

storage, preservation

Also:hoarding (of goods or money without productive use)

What does 貯蔵 mean?

貯蔵 is a Japanese noun meaning storage, preservation in English. It can also be translated as hoarding (of goods or money without productive use) depending on context. It is written as 貯蔵 in kanji, ちょぞう in hiragana, and chozou in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.