本棚

• 読み: ほんだな
• ローマ字: hondana
• 漢字の分解: 本 (hon/moto) — book, origin; 棚 (tana/dana) — shelf, rack
• 発音: /ho.ɴ.da.na/

意味

Bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase. A piece of furniture with shelves for storing books.

A compound noun combining 本 (book) and 棚 (shelf). A straightforward and intuitive word that demonstrates how Japanese creates compound nouns. The component 棚 (tana/dana) is also used in other compounds: 戸棚 (todana — cupboard), 食器棚 (shokkidana — dish cabinet). Note the voicing: tana becomes dana in compounds (rendaku).

例文

1. 本棚に漫画がたくさんあります。
2. 新しい本棚を買いました。
3. 本棚から辞書を取ってください。

使い方ガイド

場面: home, library, furniture

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

A compound of 本 (book, originally 'root/origin' but used for bound objects) and 棚 (shelf, combining 木/tree with rows), creating a transparent compound meaning 'book shelf.'

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal