Illustration: In a compact Japanese apartment, a low wooden bookcase stands against the living-room wall, its three shelves filled with upright books of different heights. A child kneels to return a large picture book to an obvious gap on the bottom shelf.

JLPT N5nounLevel estimated by Bebop

本ほん棚だな

hondana

bookshelf, bookcase

Example sentences

  1. 本棚ほんだなに英和辞典えいわじてんがありますか。

    Is there an English-Japanese dictionary on the bookshelf?

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  2. ジョンは本棚ほんだなを作つくった。

    John built a bookcase.

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  3. 本棚ほんだなの上うえに手てが届とどきますか。

    Can you reach to the top of the bookshelf?

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Kanji in 本棚

  • 本book; presentOnホンKunもと
  • 棚shelf; ledgeOnホウKunたな

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