1.
table tennis table; ping-pong table
The table on which table tennis is played, divided by a net across the middle. Built from 卓球 (table tennis) + 台 (stand; table).
体育館に卓球台を並べた。
We lined up the table tennis tables in the gym.
卓球台を折りたたんで片付けた。
We folded up the ping-pong table and put it away.
温泉旅館のロビーに卓球台が置いてあって、家族で楽しんだ。
There was a ping-pong table in the lobby of the hot-spring inn, and our family enjoyed it.
The playing table for table tennis. A folding 卓球台 is a familiar fixture of school gyms and hot-spring inns.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 卓球台を並べる: to set up table tennis tables
- 折りたたみ卓球台: a folding ping-pong table
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 卓球: table tennis; ping-pong — the sport itself
- ピンポン: ping-pong — a casual loanword for the game