引き出し(ひきだし)

ひきだし
noun
drawer
1. drawer
A sliding compartment in a piece of furniture for storing things.
引き出し(ひきだし)を開(あ)けた。
I opened the drawer.
書類(しょるい)を引き出し(ひきだし)にしまった。
I put the documents in the drawer.
引き出し(ひきだし)の中(なか)に何(なに)がありますか。
What's in the drawer?

引(ひ)き出(だ)し refers to a sliding storage compartment in furniture.

ETYMOLOGY:
From the verb 引(ひ)き出(だ)す (to pull out), describing the pulling action to open it.

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • 引(ひ)き出(だ)しを開(あ)ける: to open a drawer
  • 引(ひ)き出(だ)しを閉(し)める: to close a drawer
  • 引(ひ)き出(だ)しにしまう: to put away in a drawer
  • 引(ひ)き出(だ)しの中(なか): inside the drawer

RELATED WORDS:

  • 机(つくえ)の引(ひ)き出(だ)し: desk drawer
  • タンスの引(ひ)き出(だ)し: dresser drawer
  • 棚(たな): shelf
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Added 2026.1.8 21:29 · Revised 2026.2.18 11:57
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