つくえ

Desk

N5noun·tsukue

How to remember it

A flat surface (tsukue) where work piles up; "tsuku" made into furniture.

Example sentences

  • 机の上に本があります。

    つくえのうえにほんがあります。

    There is a book on the desk.

  • 机で宿題をします。

    つくえでしゅくだいをします。

    I do my homework at the desk.

Usage

Refers to a study/work desk; a dining table is テーブル, not 机.

Related words

椅子引き出し本棚部屋

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