食卓

しょくたく · shokutaku · JLPT N3 · noun

dining table

🍽️ 食卓 = eat (食) + table (卓): the table you eat at

食 (shoku) means eat or food, as in 食事 (shokuji, meal). 卓 (taku) means table, as in 卓球 (takkyuu, table tennis). Shoku + taku = the eating table.

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