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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: キ

Composition: 木 几

机

Radical

Radical: 木

Reading: きへん

Meaning: tree

Strokes: 4

Reading: きへん

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Examples

Examples with audio

机上の空論(きじょうのくうろん)   empty theory

机(つくえ)   desk

Onyomi Examples

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

几案 (キアン) desk

明窓浄机 (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

机 (つくえ) desk

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

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

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

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