Word Meaning 掻敷

かいしき kaishiki

掻敷 is read as かいしき (kaishiki) and means leaf, branch with leaves, or paper placed under a serving dish or offering.

Meaning

English

  1. leaf, branch with leaves, or paper placed under a serving dish or offering

Reading

Kana

かいしき

Romaji

kaishiki

Writing Variants

  • 皆敷 かいしき kaishiki
  • かいしき kaishiki

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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掻き回す

かきまわす

to rummage around

掻く

かく

to perspire

河川敷

かせんじき

flood plain

座敷

ざしき

dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)

桟敷

さじき

stands (seating for spectators)

風呂敷

ふろしき

wrapping cloth

倉敷

くらしき

Kurashiki (city)

大名屋敷

だいみょうやしき

daimyo's mansion

化け物屋敷

ばけものやしき

haunted mansion

武家屋敷

ぶけやしき

samurai residence

中敷

なかじき

rug

中屋敷

なかやしき

daimyo's spare residence or emergency refuge