Kanji

棚

棚

shelf, ledge, rack, mount, mantle, trellis

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

12 strokes

Radical

木部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ホウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

たな, -だな

Nanori (Name Reading)

すけ, たな, ほう

Common Readings

たな

Example sentences

棚 たな
棚に本を置いた

I put a book on the shelf.

取る とる
棚から本を取ってください。

Please take a book from the shelf.

本棚 ほんだな
彼は本棚から一冊の小説を取り出した。

He took out a novel from the bookshelf.

壁際 かべぎわ
壁際に本棚を置いた。

I placed a bookshelf beside the wall.

戸棚 とだな
食器はキッチンにある戸棚の中にしまってある。

The dishes are stored inside the cupboard in the kitchen.

棚に上げる たなにあげる
彼は自分の失敗を棚に上げる癖がある。

He has a habit of ignoring his own failures.

書棚 しょだな
彼の部屋には大きな書棚があった。

There was a large bookshelf in his room.

初版本 しょはんぼん
この貴重な初版本は、鍵のかかった書棚に保管されている。

This precious first edition is kept in a locked bookshelf.

神棚 かみだな
毎朝、祖父は神棚に手を合わせる。

Every morning, my grandfather prays at the Shinto altar.

お供え おそなえ
お正月には鏡餅を神棚にお供えします

At New Year's, we offer Kagami-mochi to the household altar.

Example Vocabulary

棚

たな

shelf; rack

本棚

ほんだな

bookshelf; bookcase

戸棚

とだな

cupboard; cabinet

棚に上げる

たなにあげる

to ignore or set aside something inconvenient, especially one's own fault

書棚

しょだな

bookshelf; bookrack

棚上げ

たなあげ

食器棚

しょっきだな

陳列棚

ちんれつだな

神棚

かみだな

Shinto altar; household shrine

棚にあげる

たなにあげる

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