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几: table

By December 9, 2015January 28th, 2021Chinese Word, Japanese Word, Language-Learning
 

几 jī

noun | radical 16
: small table

[几] jǐ

numeral | question word
: a few; several
: how much; how many

幾 [几] jī

adverb
: almost

Kun Reading

几 | おしまずき oshimazuki

noun
: (Archaism) armrest
: desk; table

幾 | いく iku

noun | prefix
: some; several
: many
: how many? how much

幾ら | いくら ikura

adverb | noun
: how much?; how many?

幾つ | いくつ ikutsu

adverb
: how many?
: how old?

幾 | ほとほと hotohoto

adverb
: quite (usu. negative connotation); utterly; really

On Reading

几 | き ki

noun
: (Archaism) armrest
: desk; table

 Usage:

茶几 cha2 ji1: small side table; coffee table; teapoy (ornamental tripod with caddies for tea)
香几 xiang1 ji1: a small table to accommodate an incense burner
几案 ji1’an4: table; long table [几案 | きあん kian: desk]

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Japanese common word
几下 | きか kika
: word of respect added to the addressee’s name on a letter
: under the desk



Chinese expression | chengyu 成語 | idiom
堆案盈几 dui1 an4 ying2 ji1
: lit. piles of work and papers; fig. accumulated backlog of work

明窗净几 ming2 chuang1 jing4 ji1
OR
窗明几淨 [窗明几净] chuang1 ming2 ji1 jing4
: lit. clear window and clean table; fig. bright and clean

 Etymology:


象形 Pictographic.
Picture of a small table.



“Table” radical #16



 Examples:

彼は几帳面な男だな。
かれはきちょうめんなおとこだな kare wa kichoumen na otoko dana
He is a methodical person.

Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary