棚

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.