Japanese

倉庫番 (Sōkoban): an image from the Sokoban video game.

Noun

倉庫番 ‎(hiragana そうこばん, romaji sōkoban)

1. warehouseman, guard or keeper of a warehouse
   • 1939, Hideo Oguma, 諷刺大学生

     諷刺作家志望 (ふうしさっかしぼう)などを取 (と)り下 (さ)げて工場 (こうじょう)の倉庫番 (そうこばん)にでも就職 (しゅうしょく)し給 (たま)へ

     fūshi sakka shibō nado o torisagete kōjō no sōkoban ni demo shūshoku shi tamahe

     give up being an aspirant satirist, and be employed as a warehouseman of a factory

Synonyms

• 倉庫業者 (そうこぎょうしゃ) ‎(sōko gyōsha)
• 倉庫係 (そうこがかり) ‎(sōko gakari)

Proper noun

倉庫番 ‎(hiragana そうこばん, romaji Sōkoban)

1. Sokoban (a computer puzzle game)