床 means “floor, bed”

ゆか · yuka

Also: counter for beds, padding

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading): とこ, ゆか
On'yomi (Chinese reading): ショウ

Taught in secondary school · 7 strokes

The story

Wood (木) under a shelter's broad roof (广): 床 is where the body meets the ground. In Japanese homes, the 床の間 (tokonoma) is the alcove of honor: a raised wooden floor displaying a scroll and flowers, the spiritual heart of the room.

Used in 床の間 (tokonoma, alcove), 温床 (onshou, hotbed), and 起床 (kishou, getting up)

Example sentences

床に座りました。 I sat on the floor.
床の間に花を飾りました。 I decorated the tokonoma alcove with flowers.

Kanji that look like 床

麻 (hemp): 床 has 广 (cliff/roof) + 木 (wood): wooden floor; different structure entirely

床 means “floor, bed”

The story

Example sentences

Kanji that look like 床

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