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

Noun

倉庫番 (hiragana そうこばん, rōmaji 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

倉庫番 (hiragana そうこばん, rōmaji Sōkoban)

  1. Sokoban (a computer puzzle game)
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