つくえ

Desk; table

N5noun·tsukue

How to remember it

机 sits on a tree (木) base — a wooden flat surface to write on.

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.

  • 宿題を机でします。

    しゅくだいをつくえでします。

    I do my homework at the desk.

Usage

Refers to a study/writing desk; テーブル is used for dining tables.

Related words

椅子テーブル引き出し

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