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Kotomora

卓

eminent, table, desk, high

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes8

Readings

On'yomi

  • タク

Kun'yomi

—

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

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  • 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

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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.