staggered shelves

noun

In Japanese architecture, two shelves at different heights, each one extending from one wall while not touching the other wall, but mutually joined in the middle with a vertical segment.

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Meanings

nounstaggered shelves pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyIn Japanese architecture, two shelves at different heights, each one extending from one wall while not touching the other wall, but mutually joined in the middle with a vertical segment.

Translations

Japanese 違い棚
  • 違い棚 (chigaidana)shelves
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staggered shelves. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/staggered%20shelves

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“staggered shelves.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/staggered%20shelves. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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