仕事台

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
こと > ごと
Grade: 3
だい
Grade: 2
on'yomi kun'yomi on'yomi
Alternative spelling
仕事臺 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

仕事(しごと) (shigoto) + (だい) (-dai)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ごとだい [shìgótódáí] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ɕiɡo̞to̞da̠i]

Noun

()(ごと)(だい) • (shigotodai

  1. workbench
    • 1932, 宮本百合子, ソヴェト同盟の婦人と選挙[1]:
      そういう勤労婦人が仕事台の下へぶっ倒れて赤ん坊を生み落すのは昔のロシアでは珍らしい出来事ではなかったのです。
      Sō iu kinrō fujin ga shigotodai no shita e buttaorete akanbō o umiotosu no wa mukashi no Roshia de wa mezurashii dekigoto de wa nakatta no desu.
      In olden times in Russia it was not uncommon for a working woman to collapse under her workbench and give birth to a baby.

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