1.
dining table, dinner table
A table at which meals are eaten.
食卓に料理を並べた。
I set out the dishes on the table.
食卓での会話は大切だ。
Conversation at the dinner table is important.
家族全員が食卓を囲んだ。
The whole family gathered around the dining table.
母が作った料理が食卓にたくさん並んでいる。
The dishes my mother made are lined up on the dining table.
お正月には家族みんなで食卓を囲んで、おせち料理を食べるのが毎年の楽しみだ。
Every year, we look forward to gathering around the dining table with the whole family to eat osechi on New Year's.
食卓 specifically refers to a table used for eating meals.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 食卓を囲む (to gather around the table)
- 食卓に並べる (to set on the table)
- 食卓塩 (table salt)
COMPARISON:
- 食卓: dining table (formal)
- テーブル: table (general loanword)
- ちゃぶ台: low Japanese-style table