漢字道KANJIDO

6 strokesRadical

5Elementary year 66 strokesRadical
On
Kun
つくえ
Meaning
desk; table

Origin

ORIGIN

木 "wood" plus 几 "a stand"; a wooden stand to put things on — hence "desk."

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

机上・机辺
つくえ

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 机上きじょう

    on the desk; theoretical

  • 学習机がくしゅうづくえ

    study desk

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

机の上をきれいにかたづけた。

I tidied the top of my desk.

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