収納

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 収納(しゅうのう) refers to putting things away in a designated place or to storage space.
• Basic usage: It describes putting out-of-season clothes away in boxes.
  • 季節外れの服を箱に収納した。

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• The stored item and its location
  • In 服を箱に収納する, the clothes are the items being stored and the box is their storage location.
• Tidying and storage space
  • 片付ける(かたづける) broadly refers to tidying, while 収納する focuses on putting things into storage. In 収納が多い部屋, 収納 refers to storage space.