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机
Desk
つくえ (tsukue)
JLPT N2
Interesting Fact
Japanese students are responsible for cleaning their own classrooms, including wiping their 机 (desks), as part of daily school life.
Memory Trick
Imagine opening your notebook on a wooden desk every morning before class begins. That study desk is 机.
Readings
Onyomi: キ (ki)
Kunyomi: つくえ (tsukue)
Example Words
机
つくえ (tsukue)
Desk
机上
きじょう (kijou)
On the desk
学習机
がくしゅうづくえ (gakushuuzukue)
Study desk
机の上
つくえのうえ (tsukue no ue)
On the desk
Example Sentence
本 は 机 の 上 に あります。
ほん は つくえ の うえ に あります。
hon wa tsukue no ue ni arimasu
The book is on the desk.