ドレッサー
どれっさー
noun
dresser; vanity table
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.
ドレッサーで化粧をする。
I put on makeup at the vanity.
新しいドレッサーを寝室に置いた。
I put a new vanity in the bedroom.
母はドレッサーの前に座って丁寧に髪をとかしていた。
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:
- ドレッサーの前に座る: to sit in front of the vanity
- ドレッサーの引き出し: the drawers of the vanity
- ドレッサーの鏡: the mirror of the vanity
- 三面鏡ドレッサー: three-panel mirror vanity
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 化粧台: dressing table — the native Japanese equivalent of ドレッサー; somewhat more formal or old-fashioned
- 鏡台: 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 may appear in more traditional or formal contexts.