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几: desk

desk; low table
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Readings

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Everyday word is 几帳面 (methodical); 床几 is a folding stool and 几帳 a Heian curtain stand.

Key words

几帳面きちょうめんmethodical; meticulous
床几しょうぎfolding camp stool
几帳きちょうcurtain stand
几きlow desk

Example sentences

My older brother is meticulous, and his room is always tidy.

The commander sat down heavily on the camp stool placed at the center of the camp.

In Heian aristocratic mansions, curtain stands were set up to block people's gaze.

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