- anagura cellar, cave, hole in the ground
This literary word describes a literal underground storage pit or hiding place, often in historical or fictional narratives, not a modern home basement.
昔の人は穴蔵に食料を蓄えた。
Mukashi no hito wa anagura ni shokuryō o takuwaeta.
People in the past stored food in a cellar.
彼は穴蔵に隠れて追手を逃れた。
Kare wa anagura ni kakurete otte o nogareta.
He hid in a cellar and escaped his pursuers.
⚖️ Not to be confused with 地下室 (chikashitsu), which refers to a standard basement in a modern building, whereas 穴蔵 is a more rustic or hidden underground pit.
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