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配架 (はいか) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

配はい架か

は

い

か

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

shelving; arrangement of books

Library term for placing books on shelves in a systematic order. Used as a noun or with する.

新しん着ちゃく図と書しょの配はい架かが終おわりました。
The shelving of the new arrivals has been completed.
返へん却きゃくされた本ほんを元もとの棚

たな

に

配はい

架か

する

。

I shelve the returned books back on their original shelves.

Written forms

配はい架かUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling for library book arrangement.
排はい架か
Alternate kanji spelling; less common than 配架.

Kanji

配distribute, spouse, exile
架erect, frame, mount
排repudiate, exclude, expel

Similar words

書しょ架か
書架 means 'bookshelf' (the physical shelf), while 配架 refers to the act or arrangement of placing books on shelves.
配はい列れつ
配列 is a general term for 'arrangement' or 'ordering' of items, whereas 配架 is specifically for library book shelving.

Etymology

Compound of 配 (distribute, arrange) and 架 (shelf, rack). The spelling 排架 uses 排 (push aside, line up) but is less common.