Word Meaning 敷く

しく shiku

敷く is read as しく (shiku) and means to cover.

Meaning

English

to cover
to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to lay (e.g. railway tracks)
to sit on
to take a position
to spread out
to lay out

Reading

Kana

しく

Romaji

shiku

Writing Variants

布くしく shiku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Related Words 掛ける,布団,シーツ,敷布,敷きパット Rank 16747 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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

敷島の道

しきしまのみち

the art of classical Japanese poetry

下敷き

したじき

model

Example Sentences

会社は来月から新しい規則を敷くらしい。

かいしゃはらいげつからあたらしいきそくをしくらしい。

It seems the company will institute new rules starting next month.

私は、ポーチに敷く木製のデッキパネルを購入したいと思います。

I would like to purchase a wooden deck panel that can be laid on the porch.