spread, lay out
On'yomi (音読み)
- フ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- し.く
- し.き
About this kanji
The kanji 敷 means to spread or lay out, and it can be used as both a verb and in compound nouns. In its verb form, you will see the reading しく, meaning to lay something down flat, as you might do with a mat. Common compounds include 敷地 (しきち), which means "site" or "land" where something is built; 敷金 (しききん), translated as "deposit," referring to the money paid upfront for renting property; and 敷物 (しきもの), meaning "mat" or a covering used on the floor. A quick note: this kanji is often involved in contexts related to real estate and home furnishings.
Built from
Example sentences
新しいカーペットを敷いた。
I laid a new carpet.
Meanings across languages
- English
- spread, lay out
- Tiếng Việt
- trải, bày, lát
- 日本語
- 敷く, 敷き
- 한국어
- 펼치다, 놓다
- 中文
- 展开, 铺设
- id
- menyebar, meletakkan
- th
- กระจาย, วาง
- es
- extender, desplegar
- fr
- étendre, déployer
- de
- verbreiten, auslegen
- pt
- espalhar, dispor
Common compounds
- 敷地しきちsite, property
- 敷金しききんdeposit, security deposit
- 敷物しきものmat, rug
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