noun
Obsolete term for a desk or writing table. In modern Japanese, 机 (つくえ) is the standard word.
古文書には「几案に向かう」といった表現が見られる。
In old documents, expressions like 'sit at the desk' (几案に向かう) can be found.
The modern, everyday word for 'desk'. 几案 is its obsolete equivalent.
Compound of 几 (armrest, small table) and 案 (desk, plan). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the word is now obsolete.