JLPT N1 · 15 strokes
Kanji 敷: "spread, pave, sit"
The kanji 敷 means "spread, pave, sit, promulgate". It is written with 15 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read フ in on'yomi and し.く, -し.き in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
フ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
し.く-し.き
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | spread, pave, sit, promulgate |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 15 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1212 of 2,501 |
Common words with 敷
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 敷くto spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out · to lay down (e.g. a cushion)
- 屋敷residence; estate; grounds; premises
- 敷地site; plot; lot; grounds
- 座敷tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room · dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
- 敷き詰めるto cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
- お化け屋敷haunted house; spook house · haunted house (attraction); haunted attraction
- 下敷きになるto be squashed by; to be pinned under
- 敷居threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
- 風呂敷furoshiki; wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper
- 下敷きdesk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; underlay · being pinned under; being caught under; being trapped under; being buried under
- 河川敷flood plain; river terrace; riverside area; area between river and river bank
- 組み敷くto press down; to hold down; to pin down
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