JLPT N1
円卓
This refers to a round table. You use it literally for the furniture, and figuratively for a meeting where everyone is equal.
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1 Noun
"Round Table" (the object)
A circular table, especially a large one used for dining or meetings.
Example
中華料理店 で 大きな 円卓 を 囲んで 食事 を した 。
We ate around a large round table at a Chinese restaurant.
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2 Noun
"Round-Table Discussion"
The format of a meeting where participants are treated as equals, symbolized by sitting around a circular table with no “head.”
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