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Breakdown of tana
shelf
棚
A tree found a companion in a shelf.
Usages of tana
彼女 は コーヒーカップ を 棚 に 置いた。kanojo wa koohiikappu o tana ni oita.
She put the coffee cup on the shelf.
本棚hondana
bookshelf
その 棚 は 手作り です。sono tana wa tezukuri desu.
That shelf is handmade.
本 を 棚 に 並べました。hon o tana ni narabemashita.
I arranged the books on the shelf.
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