網棚(あみだな)

あみだな
noun
luggage rack, overhead rack
1. luggage rack, overhead rack
A mesh or net-style shelf above seats on trains and buses for storing bags and luggage during travel.
荷物(にもつ)を網棚(あみだな)に載(の)せる。
Put the luggage on the overhead rack.
網棚(あみだな)に傘(かさ)を忘(わす)れた。
I forgot my umbrella on the luggage rack.
降(お)りる前(まえ)に網棚(あみだな)の荷物(にもつ)を確認(かくにん)してください。
Please check for your belongings on the overhead rack before getting off.

WORD FORMATION:
網(あみ) (net, mesh) + 棚(たな) (shelf)

USAGE NOTES:
Traditionally made of rope or metal mesh, hence the name. Modern trains may have solid shelves, but the term 網棚(あみだな) is still commonly used.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 網棚(あみだな)に載(の)せる (to put on the rack)
  • 網棚(あみだな)から下(お)ろす (to take down from the rack)
  • 網棚(あみだな)の忘(わす)れ物(もの) (forgotten items on the rack)

RELATED TERMS:

  • 忘(わす)れ物(もの): lost item, forgotten item
  • 手荷物(てにもつ): hand luggage
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Added 2026.2.5 21:58
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