noun
imperial archivist; court archivist
Historical court position in the Imperial Household Agency responsible for managing imperial records and documents. Reading is usually くろうど.
平安時代、蔵人は重要な官職の一つだった。
In the Heian period, the Kurodo was one of the important court positions.
noun
master brewer; sake/soy sauce brewing artisan
Refers to a skilled worker specializing in the brewing of sake or soy sauce. The reading くらびと is also used in this context, while くろうど is common. くらんど is a less common variant.
彼は長年蔵人として酒造りに携わってきた。
He has been involved in sake brewing for many years as a master brewer.
Old-form kanji variant of 蔵人; mainly encountered in historical texts.
蔵元 refers to the brewery itself or its owner, while 蔵人 refers to the skilled worker/brewer.
The kanji 蔵 means 'storehouse' and 人 means 'person'. The historical derivation is uncertain, but the word likely originated from the role of managing imperial storehouses or archives.