靴棚(くつだな)

くつだな
noun
shoe rack; shoe shelf
1. shoe rack; shoe shelf
A piece of furniture or shelving unit used to store and organize shoes, typically placed in the entryway.
玄関(げんかん)に靴棚(くつだな)を置(お)いた。
I put a shoe rack in the entryway.
靴棚(くつだな)がいっぱいになってしまった。
The shoe rack has become full.
組(く)み立(た)て式(しき)の靴棚(くつだな)を買(か)った。
I bought an assembly-style shoe rack.

FORMATION:
靴(くつ) (shoes) + 棚(たな)→だな (shelf)

Note: 棚(たな) becomes 棚(だな) (rendaku) in this compound.

ALTERNATIVE TERMS:

  • 靴箱(くつばこ) (shoe box/cabinet - more enclosed)
  • シューズラック (shoes rack)
  • 下駄箱(げたばこ) (traditional term, still used)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 靴棚(くつだな)に靴(くつ)を入(い)れる (to put shoes on the rack)
  • 靴棚(くつだな)を整理(せいり)する (to organize the shoe rack)

Related Words

Related: 下駄箱(げたばこ) (shoe cabinet)
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Added 2026.1.19 13:35 · Revised 2026.1.24 23:24
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