ドレッサー

どれっさー
noun
dresser; vanity table
furnituredaily-life
1. dresser; vanity; dressing table
A piece of bedroom furniture consisting of a table with a large mirror and drawers, used for applying makeup, styling hair, and storing cosmetics and accessories. In Japanese usage, ドレッサー most commonly refers to this vanity table, not a chest of drawers.
ドレッサーで化粧(けしょう)をする。
I put on makeup at the vanity.
新(あたら)しいドレッサーを寝室(しんしつ)に置(お)いた。
I put a new vanity in the bedroom.
母(はは)はドレッサーの前(まえ)に座(すわ)って丁寧(ていねい)に髪(かみ)をとかしていた。
My mother sat in front of the vanity and carefully combed her hair.

In Japanese, ドレッサー almost always refers to a vanity table with a mirror, not to a chest of drawers (which is タンス or チェスト). The word comes from English 'dresser' but has narrowed in meaning.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 化粧台(けしょうだい): dressing table — the native Japanese equivalent of ドレッサー; somewhat more formal or old-fashioned
  • 鏡台(きょうだい): traditional vanity with mirror — an older, more Japanese-style piece of furniture with a similar function
  • タンス: chest of drawers, wardrobe — a storage-focused piece of furniture, not for makeup
  • チェスト: chest of drawers — a Western-style drawer unit, again not for makeup

Usage

ドレッサー is the typical word used in furniture catalogs and everyday speech. 化粧台(けしょうだい) may appear in more traditional or formal contexts.

Related Words

Compare: 化粧台(けしょうだい) (dressing table)
Compare: 鏡台(きょうだい) (traditional vanity with mirror)
Compare: 箪笥(たんす) (chest of drawers, wardrobe)
Compare: チェスト (chest of drawers)
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