倉庫番

Japanese

倉庫番 (Sōkoban): an image from the Sokoban video game.

Kanji in this term
倉	庫	番
そう Grade: 4	こ Grade: 3	ばん Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 倉庫 (sōko, “warehouse”) +‎ 番 (ban, “guard, watch”).

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- IPA^(key): [so̞ːko̞bã̠ɴ]

Noun

倉庫番 (hiragana そうこばん, rōmaji sōkoban)

warehouseman, guard or keeper of a warehouse
- 1939, Hideo Oguma, 諷刺大学生
  諷 (ふう)刺 (し)作 (さっ)家 (か)志 (し)望 (ぼう)などを取 (と)り下 (さ)げて工 (こう)場 (じょう)の倉 (そう)庫 (こ)番 (ばん)にでも就 (しゅ)職 (う)し給 (ょくしたま)へ
  fūshi sakka shibō nado o torisagete kōjō no sōkoban ni demo shūshoku shi tamahe
  give up being an aspirant satirist, and be employed as a warehouseman of a factory

Synonyms

倉 (そう)庫 (こ)業 (ぎょう)者 (しゃ) (sōko gyōsha)
倉庫係 (そうこがかり) (sōko gakari)

Proper noun

倉庫番 (hiragana そうこばん, rōmaji Sōkoban)

Sokoban (a computer puzzle game)

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