cabinet

Japanese: キャビネット

〘noun〙 (cabinet)① A decorative cabinet. A cabinet. ※Black-robed Madonna (1920) by Akutagawa Ryunosuke: "It is not the kind of thing you would find in the cabinet of an ordinary collector."② A small room for holding meetings, etc. ※Spring of Truth (1930) by Hosoda Tamiki: A hand-print magician: "I was given the honor of accompanying these foxes and raccoon dogs into their secret rooms (cabinets) and witnessing first-hand the schemes and debauchery of the ruling class."③ The cabinet. "Shadow cabinet" (Dictionary of Foreign Words (1914))④ The outer box of a radio or television receiver. ⑤ An abbreviation of "record cabinet." ※The Makioka Sisters (1943-48) by Tanizaki Junichiro: "I quickly took the record out of the cabinet."⑥ = cabinet-ban (━ format) (Handbook of Foreign Words (1912))

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Japanese:

〘名〙 (cabinet)① 飾りだな。戸だな。※黒衣聖母（1920）〈芥川龍之介〉「世間普通の蒐集家のキャビネットにあるやうなものではない」② 会議等をする小室。※真理の春（1930）〈細田民樹〉手形の手品師「これらの狐や狸共の密室(キャビネット)にお供して、この支配階級の策謀と淫蕩を実地に見学すべき光栄を与へられたのである」③ 内閣。「シャドーキャビネット」〔外来語辞典（1914）〕④ ラジオやテレビの受信機の外箱。⑤ 「レコードキャビネット」の略。※細雪（1943‐48）〈谷崎潤一郎〉中「大急ぎでキャビネットからレコードを出して」⑥ ＝キャビネばん（━判）〔舶来語便覧（1912）〕

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