Kanji Kaisen

漢字Kanji · in Action & Movement

敷: spread, pave

Also: sit, promulgate

JLPT N115 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met

攵 carries the meaning · 旉 gives the sound

15 strokes

Three readings, and the words that use each

フfu · on'yomi · in compounds

  • 敷設ふせつlaying (a railroad, pipes, naval mines…

しくshiku · kun'yomi · on its own

  • 敷地しきちsite; plot; lot
  • 倉敷くらしきKurashiki (city)
  • 座敷ざしき
  • 敷金しききん(security) deposit; caution money
  • 敷居しきいthreshold (esp. one with grooves for…
  • 敷くしくto spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out

-しき-shiki · kun'yomi

  • 下敷きしたじきdesk pad

Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Learn it 4 steps
Print sheet Present
成り立ち

Where it comes from

Memory story · made up to help you remember

“Whack! A hand with a stick is ready to take command.”
More in the 攵 to strike story
繋がり
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
攵

Also built on to strike (攵)

All 26

Also read フ

28 kanji share this on'yomiAll 28
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · fū

Same form: 敷 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).

Simplified
敷 mainland China, Singapore
Traditional
敷 Taiwan, Hong Kong

Pinyin fū most common reading

Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.

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