正仓院 in English Zheng1 cang1 yuan4 Meaning

Meanings

  • Shōsō-in, treasure house belonging to Tōdai-ji 東大寺, Nara 奈良[Nai4 liang2], Japan, an extensive repository of imperial treasures from Tang times
  • described as the east-most end of the Silk road

Simplified Characters

正 仓 院

Traditional Characters

正 倉 院

Pinyin

Zheng1 cang1 yuan4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

正zheng4first month of the lunar year 仓cang1barn 院yuan4courtyard