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簞: chest

chest; small bamboo basket
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Readings

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Variant of 箪. Most common in 簞笥 (たんす, chest of drawers); the other words are literary.

Key words

簞笥たんすchest of drawers
簞食瓢飲たんしひょういんa frugal life
簞食壷漿たんしこしょうwelcoming troops with food and drink
簞食たんしbamboo dish of rice

Example sentences

On moving day, we carried the heavy chest of drawers up to the second floor.

The scholar was content with a frugal life and read books all day long.

When the fighting ended, the villagers welcomed the soldiers with food and drink.

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