棚 means “shelf, rack”

たな · tana

Also: ledge, mount

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

たな

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

ホウ

JLPT N1 · Taught in secondary school · 12 strokes

The story

Wood (木) beside 朋, two moons (月) side by side: picture boards set up in matching pairs to hold a shelf. 棚 is a shelf: 本棚 is a bookshelf, 網棚 the rack above train seats, and 棚上げ is shelving a problem for later.

Used in 本棚 (hondana, bookshelf), 戸棚 (todana, cupboard), and 棚上げ (tanaage, shelving a matter)

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