also: うちぐら
noun
A storeroom attached to a house, typically used for storing household goods, tools, or provisions. This is the common modern meaning.
祖母の家には、古い内蔵があって、今は使っていない。
My grandmother's house has an old storeroom that is no longer used.
内蔵にしまってあった布団を出した。
I took out the futon that had been stored in the storeroom.
noun
Imperial warehouse
Only with reading うちくら
Historical term for a warehouse belonging to the Imperial household or government. Restricted to the reading うちくら.
平安時代には、内蔵に税として納められた米が保管されていた。
In the Heian period, rice paid as tax was stored in the Imperial warehouse.
Standard kanji spelling for both senses. The reading うちくら is the primary reading; うちぐら is a voiced variant.
Voiced variant reading, also used. Less common than うちくら.
Compound of 内 (uchi, 'inside') and 蔵 (kura, 'storehouse'). The reading うちぐら is a voiced variant (rendaku) of うちくら.