上棚(うわだな)

うわだな
noun
upper shelf; top shelf
1. upper shelf; top shelf
A shelf located in the upper part of a cabinet, closet, or storage unit. Used especially of the overhead luggage rack on trains and buses.
上棚(うわだな)に荷物(にもつ)を置(お)いた。
I put my luggage on the upper shelf.
上棚(うわだな)の箱(はこ)は重(おも)くて取(と)れない。
The box on the top shelf is too heavy to take down.
電車(でんしゃ)の上棚(うわだな)にカバンを忘(わす)れてしまった。
I left my bag on the overhead rack of the train.

Compound of 上(うわ) (upper) + 棚(たな) (shelf), with 棚(たな) voicing to だな in compounds.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 上棚(うわだな)に置(お)く: to place on the upper shelf
  • 上棚(うわだな)から取(と)る: to take down from the upper shelf
  • 電車(でんしゃ)の上棚(うわだな): overhead rack on a train

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 下棚(したな): lower shelf — the opposite position
  • 網棚(あみだな): overhead luggage rack (specifically the mesh rack on trains) — more specific than 上棚(うわだな)
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