Word details
敷く
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 敷く.
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Entry
1
Transitive verb
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out
Examples
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.
2
Transitive verb; Sometimes written as 藉く
to lay down (e.g. a cushion)
3
Transitive verb; Sometimes written as 布く
to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate
4
Transitive verb
to pin down; to hold down
Examples
禁酒法のしかれていた時代に、酒類密輸入の悪どい商売を腕ずくで自分の支配下におくために、てき屋たちは、おたがいに殺しあっていた。
During prohibition days, racketeers used to rub each other out to get control of the rum-running racket.
5
Transitive verb; Sometimes written as 布く
to lay (e.g. railway tracks)
6
Transitive verb; Sometimes written as 布く
to deploy (e.g. troops)
7
Formal or literary term; Intransitive verb
to spread (e.g. snow); to be propagated
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
敷
spread, pave, sit, promulgate
15 strokesFrequency 1,212JLPT N1Grade 8
On
フ
Kun
し.く-し.き
Nanori
しきにゅう
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