Kanji

敷

Meaning

spread pave sit

Readings

Kun'yomi

  • しく
  • しき ち site
  • ふろ しき wrapping cloth
  • しき ぶとん futon (laid on the floor)

On'yomi

  • ふ せつ laying (a railroad, pipes, naval mines, etc.)
  • ふ えん expatiation
  • ふ せつせん cable layer

Practice Writing

Stroke: 1/15

Related Entries

敷 じき
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敷 しき
spreading, laying out, coverin...

Component Analysis

敷
spread, pave, sit...
し.く, -し.き, フ
旉
to state to, to announce
し.く, フ
甫
for the first time, not until
はじ.めて, ホ, フ
用
utilize, business, service...
もち.いる, ヨウ
丶
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ
方
direction, person, alternative
かた, -かた, ホウ
亠
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ
攵
( 攴 ) strike, hit, folding chair radical variant (no. 66)
ホク
𠂉
乂
mow, cut grass, subdue
おさ.める, か.る, ガイ
丿
katakana no radical (no. 4)
えい, よう, ヘツ

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