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本棚

JLPT N5 · Vocabulary

本棚 — “bookshelf”

本棚 (read ほんだな) means bookshelf. It appears on the JLPT N5 vocabulary list and is a noun.

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ほんだな

Meaning

bookshelf

本棚 in a sentence

本棚ほんだなに本ほんを並べならべます。

I arrange the books on the bookshelf.

The kanji in 本棚

本book; root; origin
棚shelf

Words that share a kanji with 本棚

本ほん— book
～本～ほん— counter for long cylindrical things
本当ほんとう— real, true
基本きほん— basics, foundation, fundamentals
資本しほん— capital, funds
日本にっぽん— Japan
本人ほんにん— the person himself, the person in question
本物ほんもの— the real thing, genuine article

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