Japanese symbol for “desktop”
卓上
たくじょう
Romaji: takujou
desktop; desk-top; tabletop
In Japanese, desktop is 卓上, read たくじょう (takujou).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n desktop; desk-top; tabletop
- n after-dinner speech
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “desktop”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 机上 | きじょう kijou | theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan) |
| 据え置き型 | すえおきがた sueokigata | desktop (computer); home (game console, CD player, etc.); non-portable |
| デスクトップ | デスクトップ desukutoppu | desktop |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 食卓 | しょくたく shokutaku | dining table |
| 卓球 | たっきゅう takkyuu | table tennis; ping-pong |
| 電卓 | でんたく dentaku | calculator (electronic); pocket calculator |
| 円卓 | えんたく entaku | round table |
| 卓越 | たくえつ takuetsu | preeminence; excellence; superiority |
| 以上 | いじょう ijou | not less than ...; ... and over; ... and above |
| 売り上げ | うりあげ uriage | amount sold; sales; proceeds |
| 上昇 | じょうしょう joushou | rising; ascending; climbing |
See also: Chinese symbol for “desktop”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.