Quick answer
机 is the kanji for "Desk". Its reading is つくえ (tsukue). This page includes example sentences and a stroke-order diagram.
Meaning
Desk
Also : Table
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
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Stroke Order
6 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 机 represents 'DESK'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of desk.
On-reading: き — remember this sound by associating it with desk. Kun-reading: つくえ.
Example Sentences
机の上を片付けると、集中力が上がります。
つくえのうえをかたづけると、しゅうちゅうりょくがあがります。
When you tidy up your desk, your concentration improves.
机上の空論ではなく、実践的な解決策を提案してください。
きじょうのくうろんではなく、じっせんてきなかいけつさくをていあんしてください。
Please propose practical solutions, not just empty theories.
Vocabulary using 机
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jun 18, 2026
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