たんす

• 読み: たんす
• ローマ字: tansu
• 漢字の分解: 箪 (tan) — bamboo container; 笥 (su/shi) — bamboo box
• 発音: /ta.ɴ.sɯ/

意味

Chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; dresser. Traditional Japanese storage furniture with drawers.

While the kanji 箪笥 exists, this word is almost always written in hiragana because the kanji are not in the common-use (常用漢字) list. A traditional piece of Japanese furniture used for storing clothing and household items. Varieties include 洋服たんす (yōfuku tansu — wardrobe) and 和たんす (wa-dansu — kimono chest).

例文

1. たんすに服を入れてください。
2. 古いたんすを新しいものに替えました。
3. たんすの引き出しが開きません。

使い方ガイド

場面: home, furniture, storage

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From the kanji 箪笥, where 箪 refers to a round bamboo container and 笥 means a square bamboo container. Together they came to mean a storage chest, reflecting the evolution from bamboo boxes to wooden dressers.

文化的背景

時代: Pre-modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal