テーブル

• 読み: テーブル
• ローマ字: teeburu
• 発音: /teː.bɯ.ɾɯ/

意味

Table. A flat surface with legs used for eating, working, or placing items.

Borrowed from English 'table.' Refers specifically to Western-style raised tables with legs, as opposed to the traditional low Japanese table called ちゃぶ台 (chabudai) or こたつ (kotatsu). Common phrases: テーブルの上に (on the table), テーブルを拭く (wipe the table), テーブルに着く (sit at the table).

例文

1. テーブルの上に花があります。
2. ご飯の前にテーブルを拭きます。
3. このテーブルは四人用です。

使い方ガイド

場面: home, restaurants, daily life

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From English 'table,' itself from Latin 'tabula' (board/plank). Adopted into Japanese as Western-style furniture became common in Japanese homes during modernisation.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal