Word Meaning 敷き

しき shiki

敷き is read as しき (shiki) and means Japanese mattress.

Meaning

English

Japanese mattress
security deposit
spreading
laying out
covering

Reading

Kana

しき

Romaji

shiki

Writing Variants

敷しき shiki

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 143389 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

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敷引き

しきびき

non-refundable restoration fee (when moving out of a property)

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)

敷設

ふせつ

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

敷く

しく

to cover

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

敷き詰める

しきつめる

to cover a surface

敷地面積

しきちめんせき

lot area

敷居値関数

しきいちかんすう

threshold function

Example Sentences

キティちゃんの下敷きが欲しい。

I want a Hello Kitty pencil board.

地面は一面に落ち葉が敷き詰められたようだった。

The ground was blanketed with fallen leaves.

カーペットを敷き変えさせたら、トムのマンションはすごくいい感じになった。

Tom's apartment looks great after he had it re-carpeted.

伝説によるとフランスの作曲家アルカンは、自宅の書斎でユダヤ教の聖典タルムードを取ろうとして、倒れてきた本棚の下敷きになって亡くなったという。

According to legend, the French composer Alkan was killed by a collapsing bookcase when he tried to reach for the Talmud, a holy Jewish book, in the study in his house.

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