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薬棚 (やくだな) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

薬やく棚だな

Meanings

1

noun

medicine cabinet

A cabinet or shelf for storing medicines, typically found in bathrooms or kitchens.

薬くすり棚だなから風邪かぜ薬ぐすりを出だした。
I took cold medicine out of the medicine cabinet.

Kanji

薬medicine, chemical, enamel
棚shelf, ledge, rack

Etymology

Compound of 薬 (kusuri, 'medicine') and 棚 (tana, 'shelf'). The reading やくだな is a straightforward combination of the on'yomi of 薬 and the kun'yomi of 棚.