簞
簞
small bamboo basket for holding
18 strokesGrade 9
On
タン
Kun
はこ
Dictionary
Common Words
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chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
Examples
タンスで探していた物が見つかった。
I found what I was looking for in the drawers.
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calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd
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gourd (container); calabash
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Idiomatic expression
something appearing from a place one wouldn't expect; something said as a joke actually happening; a horse from a gourd
Examples
瓢箪から駒って言うのかな、知人の紹介で就職決まっちゃったんだよ。
I just got a great job because of an introduction from a friend. Sometimes things happen when you least expect it.
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Idiomatic expression
something impossible; something ridiculous
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Rare term; From Mencius
receiving with food and drink (e.g. troops); baskets of rice and vessels of congee
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Rare term; From the Analects of Confucius
simple food and drink; being content with a frugal life; a bamboo dish of rice and a gourd of drink
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