JLPT N1 · 12 strokes
Kanji 棚: "shelf, ledge, rack"
The kanji 棚 means "shelf, ledge, rack, mount, mantle, trellis". It is written with 12 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ホウ in on'yomi and たな, -だな in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ホウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
たな-だな
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | shelf, ledge, rack, mount, mantle, trellis |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 12 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1594 of 2,501 |
Common words with 棚
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 棚shelf; ledge; rack · trellis
- 本棚bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
- 戸棚cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe
- 棚引くto trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger
- 棚に上げるto shut one's eyes to (one's own faults, etc.); to pretend not to see; to pay no attention to; to forget
- 書棚bookshelf
- 棚上げshelving (a matter, plan, etc.); pigeonholing; tabling; putting aside · keeping (goods) off the market (to adjust the supply-demand balance)
- 食器棚cupboard; sideboard
- 神棚kamidana; household shrine; home shrine
- 陳列棚display case
- 飾り棚display shelf; display case
- 網棚(overhead) luggage rack (on a train, bus, etc.)
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