学習机

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 学習机 is read as がくしゅうづくえ and is a noun for a desk intended for study and the storage of learning materials.
• Basic usage: It can be a wooden school-entry gift or the desk holding a student’s dictionaries and notebooks.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Compound reading
  • When 学習 combines with 机, the initial sound of つくえ is voiced, producing がくしゅうづくえ.
• More specific than 机
  • 机 is a desk generally; 学習机 specifies one designed or set aside for study.