机
Desk
| on’yomi | kun’yomi | Radicals |
|---|---|---|
| n/i | つくえ | 木 + 几 |
Meaning: Desk
A table made of a tree? That’s a desk, of course!
Imagine your desk made out of a stump. It really is a tree, even more so than most desks.
Reading: n/i
No important on’yomi for you to learn, so instead, let’s focus on vocab and kun’yomi.
Vocabulary
It’s just the one word, but it’s a pretty common one! Make sure you know its meaning (and the kanji’s meaning, because they’re the same) and try your best to get the kun’yomi reading in your head as well.
a 机（つくえ）＝ Desk
- Meaning: Same as the kanji.
- Reading: It’s a long kun’yomi, making it bad for mnemonics. But, if you get this in your head and try to recall it every 5-10 minutes, you’ll build that memory. Set an alarm – when it goes up, can you remember the reading for 机?