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棚
shelf · rack
N1Kun: たな、だな
Memory Aid
Imagine the '木' (wood) on the left forming the frame of a shelf, and the two identical '朋' characters on the right representing two items sitting neatly side-by-side on that shelf.
Vocabulary
本棚ほんだなbookshelf
食器棚しょっきだなcupboard, kitchen cabinet
吊り棚つりだなhanging shelf
棚卸したなおろしinventory (stocktaking)
陳列棚ちんれつだなdisplay shelf
Example Sentences
この本棚は本でいっぱいです。
This bookshelf is full of books.
上の棚にパンを置いてください。
Please put the bread on the top shelf.
月末に棚卸しをする必要があります。
We need to do inventory at the end of the month.
食器は食器棚の中にあります。
The dishes are in the kitchen cabinet.