What does kanji 棚 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 棚 is shelf.

How is kanji 棚 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 棚 are たな, -だな; the onyomi readings are ホウ.

What is the main radical of kanji 棚?

The main radical for kanji 棚 is 木.

What words use kanji 棚?

Example words that use kanji 棚 include 七夕, 棚, 棚上げ, 棚からぼた餅.

JōyōJLPT N1Pre-Level 2

棚

Meaning

Kanji 棚

shelf

shelf, ledge, rack, mount, mantle, trellis

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: たな-だな
Onyomi 音読み: ホウ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Added to Jōyō: 1981

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #1594
Strokes: 12
Radical: 木
Components: 月 • 木
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 2
Similar Kanji: 崩 • 萠 • 堋 • 弸 • 掤 • 朋 • 倗

Related vocabulary

Showing 28 common entries

Showing 28 of 60 entries that include this kanji.

七夕

たなばた

Star Festival (held in July or August)

棚

たな

trellis

棚上げ

たなあげ

keeping (goods) off the market (to adjust the supply-demand balance)

棚からぼた餅

たなからぼたもち

sudden windfall

棚に上げる

たなにあげる

to shut one's eyes to (one's own faults, etc.)

棚へ上げる

たなへあげる

to be blind to one's shortcomings

棚ぼた

たなぼた

godsend

棚引く

たなびく

to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.)

棚雲

たなぐも

shelf cloud

棚屋

たなや

house built on stilts (e.g. the pang uk in Hong Kong)

棚卸し

たなおろし

faultfinding

棚卸資産

たなおろししさん

inventory

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

棚の上に古い写真がある。

There is an old photo on the shelf.

その棚には何も置いていない。

Nothing has been placed on that shelf.

この棚は少し高すぎる。

This shelf is a little too high.

棚から箱を取ってくれる？

Could you get the box from the shelf?

棚に並んだ皿がきれいだ。

The plates lined up on the shelf look beautiful.

Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see people, character names, and anime titles. 21 related entries

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棚橋弘至☓豆しばプロレス Tanahashi Hiroshi X Mameshiba Pro Wrestling