タンス

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

noun

chest of drawers; dresser; bureau

usually written using kana alone

A piece of furniture with drawers for storing clothes or other items. The word is usually written in katakana.

タンスの引ひき出だしに服ふくをしまった。

I put my clothes away in the chest of drawers.

新あたらしいタンスを買かうために家か具ぐ屋やに行いった。

I went to the furniture store to buy a new dresser.

Usage patterns

〈物もの〉をタンスにしまうto put something away in the chest of drawers
冬ふゆ服ふくをタンスにしまった。
I put the winter clothes away in the chest of drawers.
タンスの引ひき出だしを開あけるto open a drawer of the chest
タンスの引ひき出だしを開あけてセーターを探さがした。
I opened a drawer of the chest and looked for a sweater.
タンスを整せい理りするto tidy up/organize the chest of drawers
休やすみの日ひにタンスを整せい理りした。
I organized the chest of drawers on my day off.

Kanji

箪bamboo rice basket
笥lunch box, clothes chest
簞small bamboo basket for holding

Related words

戸と棚だなN2
タンス has drawers for clothes and other items, while 戸棚 is a cabinet with doors used mainly for dishes or general storage.

Don't confuse with

引ひき出だしN5
タンス is the whole piece of furniture, while 引き出し refers to just one sliding drawer inside it.

Word family

茶ちゃ箪だん笥す
tea cabinet; tea chest
衣い装しょう箪だん笥す
wardrobe; chest of drawers for clothes
階かい段だん箪たん笥す
staircase chest of drawers

Written forms

タンスUsage43%
kana-only spelling
Standard katakana spelling for this word.
簞たん笥すUsage35%
out-dated kanji form
たんすUsage15%
Hiragana spelling is also common.
箪たん笥す

Etymology

The word is thought to derive from the Chinese word 箪笥 (dānsì), but the exact historical path into Japanese is uncertain. The katakana spelling タンス is now standard.

ベビー箪笥だんす

small wardrobe; baby chest of drawers

Usage8%

Kanji form is uncommon; the word is usually written in kana.