Japanese

たな
Meaning: shelf; rack
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

棚

Example sentences

I put a book on the shelf.
棚から本を取ってください。
Please take a book from the shelf.
棚の奥から古い写真を見つけた。
He found an old photo from the back of the shelf.
本を読んだら、元の棚に戻してください。
After reading the book, please put it back on the original shelf.
この棚を組み立てるには、いくつかの道具が必要です。
To assemble this shelf, several tools are needed.
店の棚に新しい商品が並べられた。
New products were placed on the store shelves.
彼はスーツケースを棚の上に載せた。
He placed the suitcase on the shelf.
彼は棚から一冊の本を手に取った。
He picked up a book from the shelf.
彼は重い荷物を棚からおろした。
He took down the heavy luggage from the shelf.
激しい地震の揺れで、棚の上の花瓶が落ちてしまった。
The vase on the shelf fell due to the intense shaking of the earthquake.

Usage Notes

Refers to a horizontal surface for storing or displaying items.

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