ハンドドライヤー

noun

hand dryer

Refers to the wall-mounted electric device in public restrooms that blows warm air to dry hands.

• トイレのハンドドライヤーが故こ障しょうしていた。

  The hand dryer in the restroom was broken.

noun

hand-held hair dryer

Less common usage; typically refers to a portable hair dryer. Often called ヘアドライヤー or simply ドライヤー in modern Japanese.

• 旅りょ行こう用ように小こ型がたのハンドドライヤーを買かった。

  I bought a small hand-held hair dryer for travel.