Meaning

Primary

Cabinet

Alternative

Cupboard

Word Type

noun

Explanation

A door shelf is a shelf with a door on it. What kinds of shelves do you know of that have doors on them? How about cabinets? Or maybe cupboards?

Reading

とだな
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

These readings are the ones you learned with the kanji. Just keep in mind that gets rendaku'd to だな.

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • 戸棚にしまう

    to store in a cabinet

    戸棚にある

    something is in a cabinet

    戸棚に入れる

    to put into a cabinet

Context Sentences

新しい戸棚をつけたんです。

I installed a new cabinet.

スプーンやフォークなら、そこの戸棚の引き出しに入ってるよ。

If you're looking for spoons and forks, they're in the drawer in the cabinet there.

戸棚を開くと、たくさんのスパイスや調味料がならんでいた。

When I opened the cabinet, I found many spices and seasonings.

今日買った単三電池は戸棚の上に置いておいたよ。

I left the AA batteries I bought today on top of the cupboard.

Kanji Composition