本棚

ほんだな

Bookshelf

N5noun·hondana

How to remember it

本 (book) + 棚 (shelf) literally = a shelf that holds books.

Example sentences

  • 本棚に本がたくさんあります。

    ほんだなにほんがたくさんあります。

    There are many books on the bookshelf.

  • 新しい本棚を買いました。

    あたらしいほんだなをかいました。

    I bought a new bookshelf.

Usage

Compound noun; commonly followed by にあります (is on the shelf).

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