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引き出し (ひきだし, hikidashi) Japanese meaning: drawer | Kotomora
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I put the pen away in the desk drawer.
Usage patterns 引ひ き 出だ しを 開あ ける to open a drawer
I opened the desk drawer and took out a pen.
ATM で 引ひ き 出だ しをする to make a withdrawal at an ATM
I made a withdrawal at the convenience store ATM.
引ひ き 出だ しが 多おお い to have a lot of resources/knowledge to draw on
He has a lot of resources to draw on, so he can handle any topic.
引ひ き 出だ しを 閉し める to close a drawer
I closed the drawer quietly.
引ひ き 出だ しが 少すく ない to have few resources/knowledge to draw on
Since I don't have much experience, I still have few resources to draw on.
Kanji 斗 Big Dipper, ten sho (vol), sake dipper Related words 引き出し (in the sense of resourcefulness) and レパートリー both refer to a person's range of skills or ideas, but レパートリー is a borrowed word often used for artistic or conversational range while 引き出し is more general.
引き出し is the everyday, casual word for withdrawing money, while 出金 is the more formal term used in banking and business documents.
引き出し means only 'withdrawal' (taking money out), whereas 出し入れ refers to both putting in and taking out.
Opposites 引き出し means withdrawing money from an account, while 預け入れ means depositing money into one.
引き出し means withdrawing money from a bank account, the opposite action of 振り込み, which means depositing money into one.
Don't confuse with· 5 引き出し (drawer/withdrawal/resourcefulness) and 引出物 look similar in writing but 引出物 specifically means a gift given to guests at a wedding or celebration.
引き出し is any ordinary drawer, while 隠し引き出し specifically refers to one that is hidden or secret, often for concealing valuables.
タンス is the whole piece of furniture, while 引き出し refers to just one sliding drawer inside it.
Show 2 more Counted with For tiers and levels — shelf levels, drawers, stacked boxes.
The all-purpose counter for small discrete objects, used when no more specific counter applies.
Written forms 引ひ き 出だ し Usage 72%
Standard kanji spelling; used for all senses.
引ひき 出だ し Usage 20%
Common simplified variant; interchangeable with 引き出し.
抽斗ひきだし Usage 7%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 抽斗 is an uncommon spelling for 'drawer'.
抽ひき 出だ し
Etymology Noun form of the verb 引き出す (ひきだす, 'to pull out, withdraw'). The 'drawer' sense comes from the action of pulling out a compartment.
引き出し is a manual withdrawal (e.g. from an ATM) that the account holder actively performs, whereas 引き落とし is an automatic debit triggered by a biller.
引き出し (a drawer, or a bank withdrawal) looks and sounds similar to 振り出し but has an unrelated meaning, so learners often mix them up.
Usage 1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only form; not standard in modern usage.
抽ひ き 出だ し
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; the 抽 character suggests 'drawing out'.
