敷 means “spread, lay”

しく · shiku

Also: pave, sit, promulgate

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading): しく
On'yomi (Chinese reading): フ

JLPT N1 · Taught in secondary school · 15 strokes

The story

A hand with a stick (攵) beside 甫 over 方: picture a mat beaten flat and spread out in every direction. 敷く is to lay or spread, a 敷布団 is the futon laid on the floor, and 敷金 is the deposit paid when renting an apartment.

Used in 敷く (shiku, to spread/lay), 屋敷 (yashiki, mansion), and 風呂敷 (furoshiki, wrapping cloth)

敷 means “spread, lay”

The story

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