タンス
Meanings
1
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.
I put my clothes away in the chest of drawers.
I went to the furniture store to buy a new dresser.
Usage patterns
- 〈物〉をタンスにしまうto put something away in the chest of drawers
I put the winter clothes away in the chest of drawers.
- タンスの引き出しを開けるto open a drawer of the chest
I opened a drawer of the chest and looked for a sweater.
- タンスを整理するto tidy up/organize the chest of drawers
I organized the chest of drawers on my day off.