Word Meaning

むしろ mushiro

筵 is read as むしろ (mushiro) and means seat.

Meaning

English

  1. seat
  2. woven mat (esp. one made of straw)

Reading

Kana

むしろ

Romaji

mushiro

Writing Variants

  • えん en
  • むしろ mushiro
  • むしろ mushiro

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Example Sentences

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にわにむしろをしいてひるごはんをたべた。

We spread a straw mat in the yard and ate lunch.

ふるいくらにはおおきなむしろがなんまいもあった。

There were many large straw mats in the old storehouse.

そぼはむしろのうえにやさいをひろげてほした。

My grandmother spread vegetables out on a straw mat to dry.

まつりのひにはひろばにむしろがならべられた。

On the day of the festival, straw mats were laid out across the square.

むしろというじはしきものをあらわすことがおおい。

That character often refers to a mat spread on the floor.

のうかではしゅうかくしたまめをむしろにのせていた。

At the farmhouse, harvested beans were placed on a straw mat.

たびびとたちはきのしたにむしろをしいてやすんだ。

The travelers spread a mat under a tree and rested.

みせのおくにあたらしいむしろがつんであった。

New straw mats were stacked in the back of the shop.

ふるいじしょでむしろのよみかたをしらべた。

I looked up how to read that character in an old dictionary.