戸棚|とだなtodana[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N2approx.Common
Definitions
  1. nouncupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
    この本ほんは戸棚とだなの上うえです。↗
    This book goes on the top shelf.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • SynonymキャビネットNeutralLoanword for a cabinet or equipment housing, as in 「ファイルキャビネット」; used mostly for office and equipment contexts.
  • SynonymカップボードNeutralLoanword for a cupboard that holds dishes and tableware; rare in everyday use — people normally say 「食器棚」.
  • Related押入れおしいれCasualColloquial and very common: the built-in closet of a Japanese-style room with sliding doors, used for futons, as in 「布団を押入れにしまう」.
  • RelatedクローゼットNeutralLoanword for a clothes closet or wardrobe, as in 「ウォークインクローゼット」; the standard term in Western-style homes, unlike the general 戸棚.
  • Related飾り棚かざりだなNeutralA shelf for displaying ornaments or keepsakes, as in 「飾り棚に人形を飾る」; it is for show rather than storage.
  • Related収納庫しゅうのうこWrittenWritten, formal word for a storage cupboard or small storage room; found in descriptions of homes, furniture and outdoor facilities.

Use 「戸棚」 for a general cabinet with doors and shelves, as in 「台所の戸棚」. For a futon closet in a Japanese-style room say 「押入れ」, for a Western-style wardrobe 「クローゼット」, and for office cabinets 「キャビネット」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 三さん方ほうを板いたなどで囲かこい前面ぜんめんに戸とを設もうけ、中なかに棚たなを作つくった家具かぐ。
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