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Japanese symbol for “workbench”

Romaji: shigotodai
workbench; work table

In Japanese, workbench is , read (shigotodai).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n workbench; work table

Kanji and stroke order

attend, doing, official
on: シ、ジ
kun: つか.える
5 strokes · JLPT 3
matter, thing, fact
on: ジ、ズ
kun: こと、つか.う、つか.える
8 strokes · JLPT 3
pedestal, a stand, counter for machines and vehicles
on: ダイ、タイ
kun: うてな、われ、つかさ
5 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “workbench”

WordReadingMeaning
さぎょうだい sagyoudaiworkbench; work table
ワークベンチ waakubenchiworkbench

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
しごと shigotowork; job; labor
しかた shikataway; method; means
しくみ shikumistructure; construction; arrangement
しあげ shiagefinish; finishing; finishing touches
ほうし houshiservice; ministry; attendance
しよう shiyouway; method; means
じけん jikenevent; affair; incident
きじ kijiarticle; news story; report
ぶたい butaistage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.)

See also: Chinese symbol for “workbench”.

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.

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