戸棚|とだなtodana[0]heiban (flat)
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- nouncupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinetこの本は戸棚の上です。↗This book goes on the top shelf.
- 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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