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戸棚

Cabinet

Meaning

Cabinet, Cupboard

Word Type

noun

Explanation

A door shelf is a shelf with a door on it. What kinds of shelves do you know of that have doors on them? How about cabinets? Or maybe cupboards?

Reading

とだな

Explanation

These readings are the ones you learned with the kanji. Just keep in mind that 棚 gets rendaku'd to だな.

Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

戸棚にしまう
to store in a cabinet
戸棚にある
something is in a cabinet
戸棚に入れる
to put into a cabinet
戸棚を開ける
to open a cabinet
戸棚をつける
to install a cabinet
戸棚を開く
to open a cabinet
戸棚の戸
a cabinet door
戸棚の下
under the cabinet
戸棚の引き出し
a cabinet drawer
台所の戸棚
a kitchen cabinet
ガラスの戸棚
a glass cabinet
作りつけの戸棚
a built-in cabinet
戸棚がある
there is a cabinet
戸棚が開く
the cabinet opens
戸棚が倒れる
the cabinet falls over
戸棚から取り出す
to take something out of the cabinet
戸棚から出す
to take something out of the cabinet
戸棚から取る
to take something out of the cabinet

Context Sentences

新しい戸棚をつけたんです。

I installed a new cabinet.

スプーンやフォークなら、そこの戸棚の引き出しに入ってるよ。

If you're looking for spoons and forks, they're in the drawer in the cabinet there.

戸棚を開くと、たくさんのスパイスや調味料がならんでいた。

When I opened the cabinet, I found many spices and seasonings.

今日買った単三電池は戸棚の上に置いておいたよ。

I left the AA batteries I bought today on top of the cupboard.

Kanji Composition