お蔵入り

おくらいり

Also written お倉入り

Meanings

1. Noun, する verb, Intransitive being shelved (of a movie, project, etc.); being postponed; being put on hold; being withheld from publication
2. putting in storage (lit. meaning) See also: 蔵入り (くらいり).

Kanji

• 蔵 stow. Read as くら.
• 入 enter. Read as いり.

Common phrases

• お蔵入りになる

Word lists

• Idioms

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists