戸と棚だな

と

だ

な

Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

A piece of furniture with doors, used for storing dishes, food, clothes, or other household items. Covers a range of storage furniture from kitchen cupboards to wardrobes.

食しょっ器きは戸と棚

だな

に

しまっ

て

ください

。

Please put the dishes away in the cupboard.

彼かれは戸と棚だなからコップを取とり出だした。

He took a glass out of the cupboard.

Usage patterns

〈物もの〉を戸と棚だなにしまうto put something away in the cupboard
食しょっ器きを戸と棚だなにしまった。
I put the dishes away in the cupboard.
戸と棚だなから〈物もの〉を取とり出だすto take something out from the cupboard
戸と棚だなからコーヒーカップを取とり出だした。
I took a coffee cup out of the cupboard.
戸と棚だなを開あけるto open a cupboard
戸と棚だなを開あけたら虫むしがいた。
When I opened the cupboard, there was a bug inside.

Kanji

戸door, counter for houses, door radical (no. 63)
棚shelf, ledge, rack

Related words

棚たなN5
棚 is a general shelf that may be open, while 戸棚 specifically has doors enclosing the storage space.
クローゼット
クローゼット is a Western-style built-in closet for clothes, while 戸棚 is a free-standing cabinet used for dishes, food, or general household items.
押おし入いれN4
押し入れ is a traditional Japanese built-in closet (often for futons), while 戸棚 is a movable cabinet with doors used more for dishes or small items.
キャビネット
戸棚 is a native Japanese word for a cupboard, often used for kitchen or household storage, while キャビネット is a loanword that can refer to furniture or equipment housings alike.
タンスN2
タンス has drawers for clothes and other items, while 戸棚 is a cabinet with doors used mainly for dishes or general storage.

Don't confuse with

押おし入いれN4
戸棚 is a standalone cupboard or cabinet with shelves and doors, while 押入れ is built into the wall of a room and much larger.

Counted with

台だいN4
Used when counting 戸棚 (cupboards) as pieces of furniture.

Word family

袋ふくろ戸と棚だな
small cupboard on wall of tokonoma
吊つり戸と棚だな
hanging cupboard; wall cabinet
戸と棚だな風ぶ呂ろ
public bath (Edo period)

Built from

戸と+棚たな

Written forms

戸と棚だなUsage96%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
とだなUsage3%
戸とだなUsage1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; not a standard spelling.

Etymology

Compound of 戸 (door) and 棚 (shelf), literally 'door-shelf'.

衣い装しょう戸と棚だな

wardrobe; closet