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Kanji Detail for 卓 - "eminent, table"

卓

  • Meaning

    卓 means "eminent, table." Also associated with excellent.

    1. Excellent - Outstanding; superior.

    2. Eminent - Distinguished; prominent.

    3. Table - A flat surface for working or eating.

  • Words using 卓

    • 卓球 たっきゅう Listen table tennis; ping-pong
    • 食卓 しょくたく Listen dining table
    • 円卓 えんたく Listen round table
    • 卓越 たくえつ Listen preeminence; excellence; superiority
    • 電卓 でんたく Listen calculator (electronic); pocket calculator

  • Four-character idioms with 卓

    • 名論卓説 めいろんたくせつ Listen excellent opinions and theories
    • 高論卓説 こうろんたくせつ Listen an excellent opinion; an insightful view

  • Tattoo check: 卓

    • Verified meaning: eminent, table
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あきら, すぐる, たかし, たく)
    • Also carries these associations: excellent

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 卓

    Given names 卓(あきら)Listen 卓(すぐる)Listen 卓(たかし)Listen 卓(たく)Listen 卓(まさる)Listen

    Surnames 卓(たくじ)Listen 卓(とう)Listen 卓(まこと)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    eminent; table; desk; high

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    profound, brilliant, lofty

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Zhuo

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    profound, lofty, brilliant

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    High; lofty. Such as 卓識 (distinguished insight), 卓見 (exceptional view), 堅苦卓絕 (persevering through hardship), meaning beyond ordinary reach. | Standing upright appearance. Such as 卓然, 卓爾. | A desk. Now commonly written as 桌. Also written as 棹.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    taku(タク) タク

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    8 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    十 (ju)

  • Related Keywords

    excellent eminent table high outstanding desk distinguished superior prominent superb remarkable elevated grand

Sentences including 卓

  • You must clear the table.

  • Please sit at the table.

  • Hurry up and set the table for dinner.

  • He spoke with his mouth full at table.

  • He sat at the head of the table.

  • You're not excused from the table.

  • I'd like to play a game of ping-pong.

  • Mother set the table for dinner.

  • The calculator on the table is mine.

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