食卓
Meanings
1
noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Refers to the table used for meals, often implying the setting or atmosphere of a meal.
I set the dishes on the dining table.
The whole family sat around the dining table.
Usage patterns
- 食卓に着くto sit down at the dining table (to eat)
We started eating once the whole family had sat down at the table.
- 食卓を整えるto set/arrange the dining table
Every evening, my mother sets the table before calling the family.
- 〈物〉が食卓に並ぶfor dishes to be laid out on the dining table
Plenty of seasonal vegetables were laid out on the table.
- 食卓を彩るto add color/variety to a meal on the table
Colorful dishes brighten up the dinner table.
Expressions
- 食卓を囲むsit around the dining table together; share a meal with others