食卓(しょくたく)

しょくたく
noun
dining table
1. dining table, dinner table
A table at which meals are eaten.
食卓(しょくたく)に料理(りょうり)を並(なら)べた。
I set out the dishes on the table.
食卓(しょくたく)での会話(かいわ)は大切(たいせつ)だ。
Conversation at the dinner table is important.
家族(かぞく)全員(ぜんいん)が食卓(しょくたく)を囲(かこ)んだ。
The whole family gathered around the dining table.
母(はは)が作(つく)った料理(りょうり)が食卓(しょくたく)にたくさん並(なら)んでいる。
The dishes my mother made are lined up on the dining table.
お正月(しょうがつ)には家族(かぞく)みんなで食卓(しょくたく)を囲(かこ)んで、おせち料理(りょうり)を食(た)べるのが毎年(まいとし)の楽(たの)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(しょくたく) specifically refers to a table used for eating meals, and by extension, the mealtime setting and atmosphere.

WORD FORMATION:
食(しょく) (food, eating) + 卓(たく) (table, desk).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

CONTRAST:

  • 食卓(しょくたく): dining table (somewhat literary or formal)
  • テーブル: table (general, neutral loanword)
  • ちゃぶ台(だい): low Japanese-style table for sitting on the floor

USAGE NOTE:
食卓(しょくたく) often carries a warm, family-centered nuance. The phrase 食卓(しょくたく)を囲(かこ)む evokes the image of family togetherness at mealtime.

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Added 2026.1.12 9:53 · Revised 2026.5.25 3:09
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