卓
卓 — Eminent
eminent, table, desk, high
On’yomiタク (taku)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (8 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 卓
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 卓球 | たっきゅう takkyuu | table tennis; ping-pong |
| 卓 | たく taku | table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc. |
| 食卓 | しょくたく shokutaku | dining table |
| 円卓 | えんたく entaku | round table |
| 卓越 | たくえつ takuetsu | preeminence; excellence; superiority |
| 電卓 | でんたく dentaku | calculator (electronic); pocket calculator |
Study notes
卓 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 8 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1348 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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