Word Meaning 敷居

しきい shikii

敷居 is read as しきい (shikii) and means threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors).

Meaning

English

  1. threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors)
  2. sill

Reading

Kana

しきい

Romaji

shikii

Writing Variants

  • しき shiki
  • しきい shikii
  • しきみ shikimi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Antonyms 鴨居 Rank 7714 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

敷居値関数

しきいちかんすう

threshold function

敷居値演算

しきいちえんざん

threshold operation

敷居値素子

しきいちそし

threshold gate

敷居が高い

しきいがたかい

having a high threshold (for entry)

敷居の高い

しきいのたかい

having a high threshold (for entry)

窓敷居

まどしきい

window-sill

居敷

いしき

kimono seat lining

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

敷設

ふせつ

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

Example Sentences

4

Some birds alighted on the window sill.

I'll never set foot in this house again.

Tom carried Mary across the threshold.

Never again did she enter the house.