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整理ダンス (せいりだんす) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
chest of drawers ; bureau ; cabinet
A piece of furniture with multiple drawers for storing and organizing clothes or other items. The term combines 整理 (organization) and ダンス (chest/drawers).
この 整せい 理り ダンス は 引ひ き 出だ し が たくさん あっ て 便べん 利り だ 。
This bureau is convenient because it has many drawers.
Written forms 整せい 理り ダンス
Standard modern spelling using katakana for ダンス (chest).
整せい 理り 箪だん 笥す
Kanji spelling using 箪笥 (たんす). Rare in modern usage; may be encountered in older texts.
Kanji 整 organize, arranging, tune 理 logic, arrangement, reason 笥 lunch box, clothes chest Similar words 箪たん 笥す 箪笥 is a general term for a chest of drawers or cabinet, while 整理ダンス specifically emphasizes organization and tidiness.
チェスト チェスト is a loanword from English 'chest' and often refers to a chest of drawers, but 整理ダンス is a more traditional Japanese term.
Etymology Compound of 整理 (organization) and ダンス, a variant of 箪笥 (たんす, chest of drawers). The exact origin of ダンス is uncertain, but it is a common rendering of 箪笥 in modern Japanese.
