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)

Related Words

Compare: 網棚(あみだな) (overhead luggage rack)

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Added 2026.5.13 8:49 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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