引き出(ひきだ)し

引き出(ひきだ)し refers to a sliding storage compartment in furniture.

Etymology

From the verb 引き出(ひきだ)す (to pull out), describing the pulling action to open it.

Common expressions

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

Related words

• 机(つくえ)の引き出(ひきだ)し: desk drawer
• タンスの引き出(ひきだ)し: dresser drawer
• 棚(たな): shelf