warehouse

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 倉 denotes a storehouse or warehouse; its independent reading is くら.
• Basic usage: 倉庫(そうこ) is a common word for a place where goods are stored.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Independent word and compound
  • 倉に米を納める means to put rice in a storehouse. In 倉庫, the first character is read そう.
• Location and stored item
  • In 家具を倉庫に預ける, を marks the furniture being stored and に marks the place receiving it for storage.