蔵元

Japanese

Kanji in this term
蔵 元
くら
Grade: 6 		もと
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
藏元 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) くらもと [kùrámótó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [kɯ̟ɾa̠mo̞to̞]

Noun

蔵(くら)元(もと) • (kuramoto) 

  1. brewery (of saké, shoyu, etc.)
  2. (historical) a pawn broker in the medieval period
  3. (Edo) merchants who acted as brokers on behalf of daimyō

See also

  • 造(つく)り酒(ざか)屋(や) (tsukurizakaya, “sake brewery”)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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