shelf, rack
On'yomi (音読み)
- ダ
- ナ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- たな
About this kanji
The kanji 「棚」 primarily means "shelf" or "rack." It is used as a noun and describes any type of flat storage surface where items can be placed. You will often encounter it in compounds like "本棚" (ほんだな), which means "bookshelf," and is a common term for furniture. Another example is "棚卸し" (たなおろし), meaning "inventory," referring to the process of counting and organizing stock. Additionally, there's "棚田" (たなど), which refers to "terraced rice fields." A useful note is that while "棚" refers to physical shelves, it can also metaphorically describe postponing decisions in phrases like "棚上げ," which means "to shelve a plan."
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Example sentences
本を棚に戻してください。
Please put the book back on the shelf.
Meanings across languages
- English
- shelf, rack
- Tiếng Việt
- kệ, giá
- 日本語
- 棚
- 한국어
- 선반, 랙
- 中文
- 架子, 架子
- id
- rak, tempat
- th
- ชั้นวาง, ราว
- es
- estante, estructura
- fr
- étagère, shelving
- de
- Regal, Gestell
- pt
- prateleira, suporte
Common compounds
- 本棚bookshelf
- 棚卸しinventory, stocktaking
- 棚上げshelving (a plan or problem)
- 棚田terraced rice fields
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