What does kanji 敷 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 敷 is spread.

How is kanji 敷 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 敷 are し.く, -し.き; the onyomi readings are フ.

What is the main radical of kanji 敷?

The main radical for kanji 敷 is 攴.

What words use kanji 敷?

Example words that use kanji 敷 include 敷き布団, 敷地, 敷金, 敷居.

JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 4

敷

Meaning

Kanji 敷

spread

spread, pave, sit, promulgate

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: し.く-し.き
Onyomi 音読み: フ
Nanori 名乗り: しきにゅう

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #1212
Strokes: 15
Radical: 攴
Components: 丶 • 十 • 方 • 田 • 乞 • 攵
Kanji Kentei: Level 4
Similar Kanji: 旉

Related vocabulary

Showing 36 common entries

Showing 36 of 121 entries that include this kanji.

敷き布団

しきぶとん

futon (laid on the floor)

敷地

しきち

site

敷金

しききん

(security) deposit

敷居

しきい

threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors)

敷く

しく

to cover

敷設

ふせつ

laying (a railroad, pipes, naval mines, etc.)

敷き詰める

しきつめる

to cover a surface

敷石

しきいし

paving stone

敷物

しきもの

mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on

式台

しきだい

step in a Japanese entranceway

敷かれたレール

しかれたレール

path staked out for one (by someone else)

敷き

じき

suffix indicating room size (following a number of tatami mats and a counter)

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

床に布団を敷いてください。

Please spread the futon out on the floor.

ピクニックの前にシートを敷こう。

Let's spread out a sheet before the picnic.

机に新聞紙を敷いてから、ペンキを塗った。

I laid newspaper on the desk before painting.

庭に砂利を敷いた。

I spread gravel in the garden.

この道には石が敷かれている。

This road is paved with stones.

Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see people, character names, and anime titles. 17 related entries

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