本棚|ほんだなhondana[1]atamadaka (head-high)

JLPT N5approx.Common
Definitions
  1. nounbookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
    この本棚ほんだなは組み立くみたてが簡単かんたんです。↗
    This bookcase is easy to assemble.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym書棚しょだなNeutralMeans bookshelf but slightly more written than 「本棚」; often used for bookstores and furniture.
  • Synonym書架しょかWrittenWritten word for a bookshelf, common in libraries, as in 「開架式書架」.
  • Synonym本箱ほんばこNeutralA cabinet for storing books, often with doors or a box-like structure; largely interchangeable with 「本棚」, which is more common.
  • SynonymブックケースNeutralLoanword for a bookcase; often seen in furniture product names.
  • Synonym書物棚WrittenWritten register; an old-fashioned term for a shelf for books, rarely seen in modern usage.

Default to 「本棚」 for bookshelves. Use 「書架」 for library shelves, 「書棚」 for a slightly more written tone (bookstores, furniture), 「ブックケース」 for furniture product names, and 「本箱」 for enclosed, door-fronted bookcases.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 本ほん(書物しょもつ)などを置おいておくための棚たな。
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