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

• (Tokyo) そーこばん [sòókóbáń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [so̞ːko̞bã̠ɴ]

Noun

倉(そう)庫(こ)番(ばん) • (sōkoban) 

1. warehouseman, guard or keeper of a warehouse
   • 1939, Hideo Oguma, 諷刺大学生

     諷刺作家志望(ふうしさっかしぼう)などを取(と)り下(さ)げて工場(こうじょう)の倉庫番(そうこばん)にでも就職(しゅう)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

• 倉庫業者(そうこぎょうしゃ) (sōko gyōsha)
• 倉庫係(そうこがかり) (sōko gakari)

Proper noun

倉(そう)庫(こ)番(ばん) • (Sōkoban) 

1. Sokoban (a computer puzzle game)