卓
eminent, table, desk, high
Readings
On'yomi
- タク
Kun'yomi
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Nanori
- すぐる
- たか
- たかし
Meaning
卓 centers on standing out above others: being eminent or high in quality. The table/desk sense is a concrete application of a raised, prominent surface.
Most common words using 卓
20 of 61- 卓球たっきゅう
table tennis; ping-pong
- 卓たく
table; desk
- 食卓しょくたくN3
dining table
- 電卓でんたくN1
calculator (electronic); pocket calculator
- 卓越たくえつ
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
- 卓上たくじょう
desktop; desk-top; tabletop
- 円卓えんたく
round table
- 卓抜たくばつ
excellence; superiority; preeminence; prevalence
- プログラム電卓プログラムでんたく
programmable calculator
- 円卓会議えんたくかいぎ
round-table conference; roundtable; round-table; round-table meeting
- 制御卓せいぎょたく
(operator) console
- 卓を囲むたくをかこむ
to have a meal together; to sit at table
- 卓上出版たくじょうしゅっぱん
desktop publishing; DTP
- 卓上型コンピュータたくじょうがたコンピュータ
desktop computer
- 卓上演説たくじょうえんぜつ
after-dinner speech; speech made at a dinner (luncheon)
- 卓上計算器たくじょうけいさんき
desk-top calculator
- 卓上遊戯たくじょうゆうぎ
tabletop game
- 卓上電話たくじょうでんわ
desk phone
- 卓出たくしゅつ
excellence; superiority; preeminence; prevalence
- 卓効たっこう
great efficiency
Study
Etymology
卓 is thought to combine ⺊ (a divination symbol) with 早 (early), but the exact historical development is uncertain. The character has long been associated with the idea of something tall or outstanding.
Meaning mnemonic
The top ⺊ looks like a mark of excellence, and 早 suggests being early or ahead. Picture a tall, eminent desk that stands above all others.
Reading mnemonic
For タク, imagine an eminent person sitting at a desk covered with tacks: tack -> タク, and the desk is so high that the tacks stand out.