also: かいだんタンス
staircase chest of drawers
A piece of furniture combining drawers and steps, used to access a loft or raised area while providing storage.
I use a staircase chest of drawers to get up to the loft.
箪笥 is a general chest of drawers; 階段箪笥 specifically has a staircase-like structure.
Standard kanji spelling for this compound.
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; 箪笥 is sometimes written in kana.
Katakana spelling for タンス; common in everyday writing.
Compound of 階段 (stairs) and 箪笥 (chest of drawers), describing a dual-purpose furniture piece.