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shelf
Stroke count: 12

Readings

On readingホウ
Kun readingたな-だな

Meanings

  1. shelfRtK
  2. ledge
  3. rack
  4. mount
  5. mantle
  6. trellis

Synonyms

ラック

Popular Usage

本棚

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

tree () · wood () · companion () · moon () · month () · flesh () · part of the body () · flesh ()

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 214

Compound words

彼は壁に本を取り付けた。
He fixed the bookshelf to the wall.tatoeba
彼は彼女に本を作ってやった。
He made her a bookshelf.tatoeba
彼は彼女に本を作ってあげました。
He made her a bookshelf.tatoeba
彼は背が低くての本まで手が届かない。
He is too short to get at the book on the shelf.tatoeba

Stroke Order

12 strokes

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