How to say "desk" in Japanese

• 机つくえJLPT N5approx.Common
  nounThe default word for a desk, the piece of furniture with a flat top used for studying or working at home, school, or the office. If you just want to say 'desk', this is the word you want.
  重荷おもにで机つくえがまた軋きしんだ。↗

  The loaded desk groaned again.
• デスクCommon
  nounA loanword covering 'desk', used especially in furniture and office contexts, and also for senses like a newspaper or executive desk where English uses the same word.
  きれいな花はなが受付うけつけのデスクに飾かざってありました。↗

  There were beautiful flowers on the reception desk.
• 卓たくCommon
  nounGlossed as both 'table' and 'desk', but it is really a table word and is seldom the word you want for an ordinary desk. Learners should generally reach for 机 instead.

Use 机 for an ordinary desk with drawers for studying or working; 「デスク」 for a desk as furniture or loanword contexts; 卓 mainly means table and is rarely the word for a desk.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 机つくえdesk
• デスクdesk
• 卓たくtable
• 卓用たくようdesk (equipment)
• 卓子たくしtable
• 几おしまずきdesk