食卓 (shokutaku) Japanese meaning: dining table | KotomoraI 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
