Japanese symbol for “theoretical”
机上
きじょう
Romaji: kijou
on the desk
In Japanese, theoretical is 机上, read きじょう (kijou).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n on the desk
- adj-no theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan); desktop; paper; not yet implemented
Written forms: 机上、几上. Readings: きじょう.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “theoretical”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 仮 | かり kari | hypothetical; theoretical |
| 理論的 | りろんてき rironteki | theoretical |
| 原理的 | げんりてき genriteki | fundamental; theoretical |
| 仮定的 | かていてき kateiteki | hypothetical; theoretical; presumptive |
| 思弁的 | しべんてき shibenteki | speculative; contemplative; theoretical |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 小机 | こづくえ kozukue | small desk |
| 文机 | ふづくえ fuzukue | low Japanese-style desk (for reading and writing) |
| 机下 | きか kika | word of respect added to the addressee's name on a letter |
| 事務机 | じむづくえ jimuzukue | clerical desk; office desk |
| 書き物机 | かきものづくえ kakimonozukue | writing desk |
| 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 “theoretical”.
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.