The kanji 机: meaning, readings and stroke order

机

Meaning: desk
On reading: キ ki
Kun reading: つくえ tsukue
Strokes: 6
Radical: 木 tree
Level: Level 6 · grade 6

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: cái bàn (kỷ)
Japanese: つくえ。
Korean: 책상 (궤)
Chinese: 书桌、桌子

Readings, words and example sentences

キ ki · on reading · less common

机き上じょう
on paper only, just in your head
この計画を 机き上じょうの空論で終わらせません。
I won't let this plan stay just an idea on paper.

つくえ tsukue · kun reading

机つくえ
desk
机つくえの上をかたづけます。
I clean up the top of my desk.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.