Meaning

Primary

Bookcase

Alternative

Bookshelf

Word Type

noun

Explanation

A book shelf is a bookcase or bookshelf.

Reading

ほんだな
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The readings are the ones you learned with the individual kanji. Be careful of the rendaku.

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • 本棚を整理する

    to organize a bookshelf

    本棚を作る

    to build a bookshelf

    本棚を調べる

    to examine the bookshelf

    本棚を見る

    to look at the bookshelf

Context Sentences

あれ、本棚にない?

Oh, it's not on the bookshelf?

今日は本棚を整理するつもりです。

I'm planning to organize the bookshelf today.

父の本棚にはたくさんの小説がならんでいた。

My father's bookshelves were filled with novels.

彼の本棚に、食い逃げの仕方について書かれた本を見つけたんだよね。

I found a book in his bookcase about how to eat and run.

Kanji Composition