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Shelf, shelves, rack

N4noun·tana

How to remember it

Picture flat wooden boards of 木 stacked up into a shelf unit.

Example sentences

  • 本棚に本がたくさん並んでいる。

    ほんだなにほんがたくさんならんでいる。

    Many books are lined up on the bookshelf.

  • 棚の上の箱を取ってください。

    たなのうえのはこをとってください。

    Please take the box on top of the shelf.

Usage

Often a compound final: 本棚 (ほんだな), 戸棚 (とだな); 〜を片付ける (tidy a shelf).

Related words

本棚戸棚棚卸し食器棚

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