Memory phrase for the character: 棚

棚

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Meaning

shelf, rack

Pronunciation
tana

Explanation

 Left: tree 木, right: friend, comrade 朋 (Here: Picture of a shelf with four vertical posts |||| in which three boards 三 are supported.)

Mnemonic
 
It is made of wood and looks like a shelf 朋.

Radicals

木 tree
月 monthThe radical tsuki stands for moon or month when used at the right side of a character. However the radical niku 肉 that stands for body or body-part is in many cases simplified to 月 and thus looks equal as "moon".
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 Vocabulary

戸棚 とだな  cupboard, locker, closet, wardrobe
本棚 ほんだな  bookshelves
棚 たな  shelves, rack

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