卓たく上じょう

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

desktop; tabletop

Refers to the top surface of a desk or table, or something placed or used on it. Often used in compounds like 卓上カレンダー (desk calendar) or 卓上コンロ (tabletop stove).

• 卓たく上じょうに書しょ類るいが散ちらかっている。

  Papers are scattered on the desktop.

• 卓たく上じょうカレンダーを買かい替かえた。

  I replaced my desk calendar.

noun

after-dinner speech

Abbreviation of 卓上演説 (たくじょうえんぜつ). A short, informal speech given at a dinner or banquet, often standing at one's seat. Not a common standalone word; usually encountered in the full form or in specific contexts.

See also: 卓上演説 (たくじょうえんぜつ)

• 「卓たく上じょう」は「卓たく上じょう演えん説ぜつ」の略りゃくとして使つかわれることがある。

  「卓上」 is sometimes used as an abbreviation for 「卓上演説」 (after-dinner speech).