タンス

Alternative writings: 箪笥, 簞笥
JLPT:N2
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1A chest of drawers, dresser, or bureau — a piece of furniture with drawers for storing clothes and small belongings. The kanji 箪笥 uses non-jōyō characters and is hard to write, so modern Japanese usually writes it in kana as タンス or たんす.

NounUsually Kana

Examples

新しいタンスを買ったので、部屋がすっきり片付いた。

I bought a new chest of drawers, so my room got nicely tidied up.

祖母のタンスには昔の着物がたくさんしまってある。

My grandmother's tansu has many old kimono stored away in it.

引っ越しのとき、重いタンスを運ぶのに苦労した。

When we moved, we had a hard time carrying the heavy chest of drawers.

銀行に預けず家にしまっておくお金を「タンス預金」と言う。

Money kept at home instead of deposited in a bank is called 「タンス預金」 (literally 'tansu savings').

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