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卓

eminent
Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingタク
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Verbs with «卓»

卓越する

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.

Homonyms

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Same reading (たく)
宅 · house炊く · to cook (grains, e.g. rice)焚く · to burn

Popular Usage

食卓

Radicals and components

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Components
How it's built
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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