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敷

spread
Stroke count: 15

Readings

On readingフ
Kun readingし.く、-し.き
JLPT level: N1JōyōGrade 8

Meanings

  1. spreadRtK
  2. lay out
  3. pave
  1. to spread out (e.g. a futon)
  2. to lay out
  3. to lay down (e.g. a cushion)
  4. to impose widely (e.g. martial law)
  5. to promulgate

Popular Usage

座敷敷地敷く

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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arrowhead · rice field (田) · brains · compass · direction (方) · taskmaster

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 2028

Compound words

座敷ざしき
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
敷くしく
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate
敷地しきち
site; plot; lot; grounds
倉敷くらしき
Kurashiki (city); storage charges
敷居しきい
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
敷金しききん
(security) deposit; caution money
敷設ふせつ
laying (a railroad, pipes, naval mines, etc.); construction
屋敷やしき
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
下敷きしたじき
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; underlay; being pinned under; being caught under
風呂敷ふろしき
furoshiki; wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper
河川敷かせんじき
flood plain; river terrace; riverside area; area between river and river bank
敷き布団しきぶとん
futon (laid on the floor); (Japanese) mattress; underquilt; sleeping mat
下敷したじき
desk pad
居敷いしき
kimono seat lining
桟敷さじき
dress circle (of a theatre)
敷衍ふえん
expatiation
棧敷さじき
dress circle (of a theatre)
奥座敷おくざしき
inner parlor
下屋敷しもやしき
daimyo's residence on the outskirts of Edo
宜敷くよろしく
well
敷布団しきぶとん
bottom futon
聾桟敷つんぼさじき
being kept uninformed
玉敷沙蚕たましきごかい
Arenicola brasiliensis (species of lugworm)
天井桟敷てんじょうさじき
gallery (in a theatre)

Additional Examples

彼は風呂敷を十分に活用した。
He took full advantage of the wrapper.tatoeba
彼は倒れた木の下敷きになってうごけなかった。
He was pinned down by a fallen tree.tatoeba
彼は女房の尻に敷かれている。
He is a hen-pecked husband.tatoeba
彼はいなかの屋敷に住んでいる。
He lives on his country estate.tatoeba
敷地7000坪。
The premises measure 7000 tsubo (a unit of land measurement; 3.95 square yards; 3.31 square meters).wiki
敷地の中心を取る
Selecting the center of the whole premise.wiki
以後、院政を敷く。
After that the Retired Emperor ruled the cloistered government.wiki
舞台と同じく板を縦に敷く。
Like the stage, a board is provided longitudinally.wiki

Stroke Order

15 strokes

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