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Kotomora

机

desk, table

JLPTN2StatusJōyō · grade 6FrequencyTop 2,000Strokes6

Readings

On'yomi

  • キ

Kun'yomi

  • つくえ

Meaning

机 centers on a flat raised surface for working or placing things: a desk or table.

Most common words using 机

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  • 机つくえ
    N5

    desk

  • 机上きじょう

    on the desk

  • 小机こづくえ

    small desk

  • 両袖机りょうそでづくえ

    kneehole desk

  • 事務机じむづくえ

    clerical desk; office desk

  • 仕事机しごとづくえ

    office desk; work desk

  • 八足の机やつあしのつくえ

    eight-legged table (used as a stand for religious offerings, etc.)

  • 勉強机べんきょうづくえ

    study desk

  • 和机わづくえ

    Japanese-style desk (short, used while sitting on the floor)

  • 唐机とうづくえ

    desk made in China; Chinese style desk

  • 学習机がくしゅうづくえ

    child desk

  • 折りたたみ机おりたたみつくえ

    folding desk

  • 文机ふづくえ

    Japanese-style writing desk

  • 明窓浄机めいそうじょうき

    dustless desk by a well-lit window; well-lit and clean study conducive to learning

  • 書き物机かきものづくえ

    writing desk

  • 机に向かうつくえにむかう

    to sit at a desk (to study); to be at one's desk; to set to work on revision, homework, etc.

  • 机の足つくえのあし

    legs of a table

  • 机を並べるつくえをならべる

    to work together (in the same class, workplace, etc.); to be classmates; to sit side by side; to put (one's) desks side by side

  • 机上の空論きじょうのくうろん

    armchair theory; impracticable plan; unworkable idea

  • 机上チェックきじょうチェック

    desk checking

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Study

Etymology

机 combines 木 (wood) with 几, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of a small table or stand. The character originally referred to a wooden table or desk.

Meaning mnemonic

The left side is wood 木, and the right side 几 looks like a small table frame. Picture a wooden desk made from a tree and a simple stand.

Reading mnemonic

For キ, imagine a key lying on the wooden desk: key -> キ, and the desk holds the key.