Shelf
Cabinet
noun
The kanji and the word are exactly the same. That means they share meanings as well.
The reading is the same as the one you learned with the kanji.
棚がならぶ
shelves are lined up
棚が倒れる
a shelf falls over
棚がある
there are shelves
棚のおく
at the back of the shelf
棚の前
in front of the shelf
棚の下
under the shelf
上の棚
the top shelf
スーパーの棚
supermarket shelves
書店の棚
bookstore shelves
棚を設ける
to install a shelf
棚をさぐる
to rummage through a shelf
棚を作る
to build a shelf
食器棚
a cupboard
棚に置く
to put something on a shelf
棚にある
to be on a shelf
棚に上げる
to put on a shelf
この棚は、父が自分で作ったんです。
My father built this shelf by himself.
コンビニの棚には、おいしそうなお菓子がたくさんならんでいた。
There were lots of delicious-looking sweets lined up on the convenience store shelves.
コップは食器棚に置いてください。
Please put the cup in the cupboard.
フグが僕のことをデブって呼ぶんだよね。自分のことを棚に上げてよく言うよ。
Fugu calls me fat. Talk about the pot calling the kettle black. (Literally: to talk about it while putting himself up on the shelf)