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How do you say "workbench" in Japanese?
作業台
sagyoudai
In Japanese, "workbench" is 作業台 (sagyoudai).
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Pronunciation
Sagyoudai has a rounded gyou sound in the middle, sa-gyou-dai, with gyou held slightly longer than the syllables around it.
Writing and usage
作業台 is written using kanji. It's a noun, and this word is also taught inside the Noun Town language learning game, where it appears in interactive lessons alongside hundreds of other everyday words.
Example sentence
彼の道具は作業台の上に散らばっていた。
kano dougu ha sagyoudai no ueni chira batteita.
His tools lay across the workbench.
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How to remember 作業台
Sagyoudai ends in 'dai', meaning stand or platform, so picture a sturdy stand loaded with tools: the workbench.
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Questions about 作業台
How do you pronounce 作業台?
Sagyoudai has a rounded gyou sound in the middle, sa-gyou-dai, with gyou held slightly longer than the syllables around it.
Is 作業台 formal or casual?
作業台 is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech. The level of formality comes from the sentence structure around it, not from the word itself.
How is 作業台 written in Japanese?
作業台 is written using kanji. Romanised, it reads as sagyoudai.
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