敷く
Readings
しく
shiku
shiku
English
Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Transitive verb
to spread out (e.g. a futon), to lay out
Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Transitive verb
sometimes written as 藉く
to lay down (e.g. a cushion)
Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Transitive verb
sometimes written as 布く
to impose widely (e.g. martial law), to promulgate
Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Transitive verb
See also: 尻に敷く
to pin down, to hold down
Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Transitive verb
sometimes written as 布く
to lay (e.g. railway tracks)
Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Transitive verb
sometimes written as 布く
to deploy (e.g. troops)
Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Intransitive verb
formal or literary term
to spread (e.g. snow), to be propagated
Transitive verb
to spread out (e.g. a futon), to lay out Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Transitive verb
sometimes written as 藉く
to lay down (e.g. a cushion) Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Transitive verb
sometimes written as 布く
to impose widely (e.g. martial law), to promulgate Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Transitive verb
See also: 尻に敷く
to pin down, to hold down Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Transitive verb
sometimes written as 布く
to lay (e.g. railway tracks) Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Transitive verb
sometimes written as 布く
to deploy (e.g. troops) Godan verb with 'ku' ending
Intransitive verb
formal or literary term
to spread (e.g. snow), to be propagated Your personal translations
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Conjugated forms
Present, Future 敷く, 敷きます
[does], will [do] 敷かない, 敷きません
doesn't [do], will not [do] Past 敷いた, 敷きました
[did] 敷かなかった, 敷きませんでした
didn't [do] Te-form, Continuative 敷いて, 敷きまして 敷かないで, 敷きませんで 敷かなくて
[does], will [do] 敷かない, 敷きません
doesn't [do], will not [do] Past 敷いた, 敷きました
[did] 敷かなかった, 敷きませんでした
didn't [do] Te-form, Continuative 敷いて, 敷きまして 敷かないで, 敷きませんで 敷かなくて
Kanjis
敷 ON: フ KUN: し.く, -し.き
spread, pave, sit, promulgate
Stroke: 15 JLPT: N1 SKIP: 1-11-4 FC: 5824.4
spread, pave, sit, promulgate
Stroke: 15 JLPT: N1 SKIP: 1-11-4 FC: 5824.4
Phrases
その床には厚いじゅうたんが敷いてある。
The floor is covered with a thick carpet. 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. 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。
Parts: 禁酒法 (きんしゅほう) 敷く (しかれていた) 時代 (じだい) 酒類 (しゅるい) 密輸入 (みつゆにゅう) 悪どい (あくどい) 商売 (しょうばい) 腕ずく (うでずく) 自分 (じぶん) 支配下 (しはいか) 置く (おく) 為に (ために) 的屋 (てきや) 達 (たち) お互いに (おたがいに) 殺す (ころす) 合う (あっていた)
During prohibition days, racketeers used to rub each other out to get control of the rum-running racket.