敷
敷·spread, pave, sit
- On-yomi
- ふ
- Kun-yomi
- し.く-し.き
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 敷く | しく | to spread out, to lay down |
| 座敷 | ざしき | tatami room |
| 敷地 | しきち | site, plot of land |
| 屋敷 | やしき | mansion, estate |
Example sentences
床に新しいカーペットを敷いた。
ゆかにあたらしいかーぺっとをしいた。
I laid a new carpet on the floor.
この敷地には昔学校があった。
このしきちにはむかしがっこうがあった。
There used to be a school on this site.
客間として座敷を使っている。
きゃくまとしてざしきをつかっている。
We use the tatami room as a guest room.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Reading 敷地 as ふち — it is しきち
- Confusing 敷金 (しききん, rental deposit) with 礼金 (れいきん, key money)
Memory aid
Picture it
The hand-with-stick radical 攵 on the right: someone beating a mat flat and spreading it over the floor.
Vocabulary using this kanji
- 屋敷やしきmansion; large residence and its grounds
- 敷金しききんsecurity deposit
- 敷居しきいthreshold, doorsill
- 敷地しきちsite, plot of land, grounds
- 敷布団しきぶとんfuton mattress, bottom futon
- 敷物しきものrug, carpet, mat
- 敷くしくto spread out, to lay out, to lay down (a mat, a railway, a rule)
- 座敷ざしきtatami room, Japanese-style guest room
- 風呂敷ふろしきfuroshiki, wrapping cloth
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