Japanese symbol for “workbench”
仕事台
しごとだい
Romaji: shigotodai
workbench; work table
In Japanese, workbench is 仕事台, read しごとだい (shigotodai).
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Meanings
- n workbench; work table
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “workbench”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 作業台 | さぎょうだい sagyoudai | workbench; work table |
| ワークベンチ | ワークベンチ waakubenchi | workbench |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 仕事 | しごと shigoto | work; job; labor |
| 仕方 | しかた shikata | way; method; means |
| 仕組み | しくみ shikumi | structure; construction; arrangement |
| 仕上げ | しあげ shiage | finish; finishing; finishing touches |
| 奉仕 | ほうし houshi | service; ministry; attendance |
| 仕様 | しよう shiyou | way; method; means |
| 事件 | じけん jiken | event; affair; incident |
| 記事 | きじ kiji | article; news story; report |
| 舞台 | ぶたい butai | stage (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.