つくえ

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Japanese

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Alternative spellings
机
案 (rare)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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つくえ • (tsukue) ←つくえ (tukue)?[n 1]

  1. desk; table
    机(つくえ)の上(うえ)に本(ほん)が三(さん)冊(さつ)ある。
    Tsukue no ue ni hon ga sansatsu aru.
    There are three books on the desk.

Notes

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  1. ^ In pre-WWII literature, the historical kana spelling was mistaken to be つくゑ. Sources from the Heian period show つくえ, which is now accepted as correct.

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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