Meanings
Readings
Common Words
shelf; ledge; rack
trellis
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
Idiomatic expression
to shut one's eyes to (one's own faults, etc.); to pretend not to see; to pay no attention to; to forget; to fail to notice; to put on a shelf
bookshelf
shelving (a matter, plan, etc.); pigeonholing; tabling; putting aside; putting on hold
keeping (goods) off the market (to adjust the supply-demand balance)
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
cupboard; sideboard
Memory Mnemonics
Keywords
The core concepts or meanings associated with this specific kanji.
Constituents
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Mnemonic Stories
A shelf is like a wood_en _companion to books.
The otaku built a shelf out of some wood to display his anime figurines, his only companions.
Gepetto stores Pinocchio (his wood_en _companion) on a shelf.
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