WORD DETAIL
棚
たな
Examples
Included kanji
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
棚, readたな, means a shelf on which things are placed. - Basic usage: It is used when putting books back or securing a piece of furniture to a wall.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- The combined reading だな
本棚is readほんだな, and戸棚is readとだな. In these two compounds, the initial sound of the final character becomes voiced.

