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卓

eminent
Stroke count: 8

Readings

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JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. eminentRtK
    卓球をしたいのですが。I'd like to play a game of ping-pong.tatoeba
  2. table
    彼は食卓の上座についた。He sat at the head of the table.tatoeba
    彼は食卓で、口をいっぱいにして話をした。He spoke with his mouth full at table.tatoeba
  3. desk
  4. high
  1. counter for tables, desks, etc.
  2. offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony)
  3. tabletop incense burner

Popular Usage

食卓

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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magic wand · augury · divinging rod · sunflower · sun (日) · day (日) · ten (十) · needle (丨)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 52

Compound words

食卓しょくたく
dining table
円卓えんたく
round table
卓越たくえつ
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
卓球たっきゅう
table tennis; ping-pong
卓上たくじょう
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
電卓でんたく
calculator (electronic); pocket calculator
卓見たっけん
excellent idea
卓効たっこう
great efficiency
卓識たくしき
clearsightedness
卓出たくしゅつ
excellence
卓袱しっぽく
Chinese-style low dining table
卓越風たくえつふう
prevailing wind
卓袱台ちゃぶだい
low dining table
円卓会議えんたくかいぎ
round-table conference
卓袱料理しっぽくりょうり
Japanese-Chinese cuisine, served family-style (large dishes, diners help themselves), specialty of Nagasaki
卓越するたくえつする
to excel; to stand out
卓袱台返しちゃぶだいがえし
flipping a table over in anger

Additional Examples

彼はあごを片手にもたせて食卓にひじを突いて座っていた。
He sat at the table with his chin cupped in one hand.tatoeba

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 卓

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step