Word Meaning 敷石

しきいし shikiishi

敷石 is read as しきいし (shikiishi) and means paving stone.

Meaning

English

paving stone
pavement

Reading

Kana

しきいし

Romaji

shikiishi

Writing Variants

敷き石 しきいし shikiishi
鋪石しきいし shikiishi
甃石しきいし shikiishi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 22529 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

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石敷

いしじき

stone paving

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