How to say "dresser" in Japanese

• 鏡台きょうだいCommon
  nounCovers 'dresser' in the sense of a dressing table or vanity: furniture with a mirror used for doing one's hair or makeup. Think of sitting down at the dresser to put on makeup.
• たんすJLPT N2approx.Common
  nounCovers 'dresser' in the chest-of-drawers sense: furniture with drawers for storing clothes, also glossed 'bureau' or 'cabinet'. Usually written in kana alone. Think of folding laundry and putting it away in the dresser.
  タンスで探さがしていた物ものが見みつかった。↗

  I found what I was looking for in the drawers.

For 'dresser' as a mirrored dressing table or vanity, use 鏡台; for 'dresser' as a chest of drawers for storing clothes, use 「たんす」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 鏡台きょうだいdresser
• たんすchest of drawers
• ドレッサーdresser
• 衣装方いしょうかたdresser
• 化粧台けしょうだいdressing table
• 洋服ダンスようふくダンスwardrobe (esp. for Western clothes)