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テーブルかけ Japanese meaning | Kotomora

テーブルかけ

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Meanings

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noun

tablecloth

usually written using kana alone

A cloth covering for a table; synonymous with テーブルクロス.

See also: テーブルクロス

新あたらしいテーブルかけを買かった。
I bought a new tablecloth.
テーブルかけを敷しいて

から

食しょく

事じ

を

始はじ

め

ましょう

。

Let's put on the tablecloth before we start eating.

Written forms

テーブル掛かけ
Kanji spelling using 掛け; less common but still encountered.
テーブル掛かけ
Abbreviated kanji spelling; rare.

Kanji

掛hang, suspend, depend

Similar words

テーブルクロス
テーブルクロス is a direct loanword from English and is more common in modern Japanese; テーブルかけ is a native-Japanese-style compound with the same meaning.

Etymology

Compound of テーブル (table) and 掛け (covering). The exact origin is uncertain, but it follows a common pattern for naming coverings.