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片袖机 (かたそでづくえ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

片かた袖そで机づくえ

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Meanings

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noun

desk with drawers on one side

A desk that has a set of drawers on only one side, leaving the other side open for legroom. Common in home and office settings.

新あたらしい片かた袖そで机づくえを買かって、部屋へやがすっきりした。
I bought a new desk with drawers on one side, and the room looks tidier.
片かた袖そで机づくえは収しゅう納のうが便べん利りで

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勉べん

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Desks with drawers on one side are popular as study desks because of their convenient storage.

Written forms

片袖机
- かたそでづくえ
  Standard kanji spelling for this type of desk.
- かたそでつくえ
かたそでつくえ

Kanji

片one-sided, leaf, sheet
袖sleeve, wing (building), extension
机desk, table

Similar words

両りょう袖そで机づくえ
A desk with drawers on both sides, offering more storage but less legroom than 片袖机.
平ひら机づくえ
A flat desk without any drawers, simpler and often used in meeting rooms or as a minimalist option.

Etymology

Compound of 片 (kata, 'one side'), 袖 (sode, 'sleeve' or 'side extension'), and 机 (tsukue, 'desk'). The reading づくえ is a rendaku form of つくえ.