Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 6

JLPT level: N2

1671 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 6

Meaning: desk, table

Kunyomi: つくえ

Onyomi:

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: きへん

Meaning: tree

Strokes: 4

Examples

Examples with audio

上の空論(きじょうのくうろん)   empty theory

(つくえ)   desk

Onyomi Examples

キジョウ on the desk, theoretical, academic, armchair (e.g. plan), desktop, paper, not yet implemented

几案 キアン desk

明窓浄 メイソウジョウキ dustless desk by a well-lit window, well-lit and clean study conducive to learning

Kunyomi Examples

つくえ desk

に向かう つくえにむかう to sit at a desk (to study), to set to work on revision, homework, etc.

片袖 かたそでづくえ desk with a tier of drawers on one side

八足の やつあしのつくえ eight-legged table (used as a stand for religious offerings, etc.)