noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. being shelved (of a movie, project, etc.), being postponed, being put on hold, being withheld from publication. Idiomatic expression.
  2. putting in storage. Lit. meaning.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
お蔵入り おくらいり
 
 
お倉入り おくらいり
 
御蔵入り おくらいり
 
御倉入り おくらいり

Contained Kanji Breakdown

storehouse, hide, own
くら ゾウ くろう (6th, N2)
overgrown, grow thick, be luxuriant
しげ.る モ うむさ (7th, N1)
grass(⾋) variant
5th calendar sign
つちのえ ボ ボウ (Kentei Pre-1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
halberd, arms, festival car
ほこ カ ほこづくり (Kentei 1)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク いぐるみ (Kentei 1)
retainer, subject
シン とみ おみ (4th, N2)
enter, insert
い.る はい.る ニュウ (1st, N5)