JLPT N1 · 8 strokes
Kanji 卓: "eminent, table, desk"
The kanji 卓 means "eminent, table, desk, high". It is written with 8 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read タク in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
タク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | eminent, table, desk, high |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 8 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1348 of 2,501 |
Common words with 卓
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 食卓dining table
- 卓table; desk · counter for tables, desks, etc.
- 円卓round table
- 卓越preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
- 卓上desktop; desk-top; tabletop · after-dinner speech
- 教卓teacher's desk; teacher's lectern
- 卓球table tennis; ping-pong
- 食卓を囲むto sit down at the dining table (with someone); to eat with company; to share a table
- 座卓low table
- 電卓calculator (electronic); pocket calculator
- 卓子table; desk
- 卓を囲むto have a meal together; to sit at table
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