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JLPT N5 · At school

本棚

ほんだな

bookshelf

Stroke order of 本棚

2 characters, 17 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

本 · 5 strokes棚 · 12 strokes

Memory trick

本 is a tree with a marked root; 棚 is wood 木 with a row of items 朋 on shelves.

Parts: 本 book + 棚 shelf

The characters in 本棚

  • 本 ほん — book (5 strokes)
  • 棚 たな — shelf (12 strokes)

Example sentence

本棚に本を入れます。

ほんだなにほんをいれます。

I put books on the bookshelf.

Words with 本

Words with 棚

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