Nihongo

Kanji Detail of 敷

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Strokes:15
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Basic Meaning

The kanji primarily conveys the meaning of "to spread," "to lay," "to furnish," or "to apply something to a surface." It implies the act of covering a surface with something, arranging something on a surface, or establishing a foundation or base. It also suggests the concept of providing, supplying, or extending something.

Readings

・On-yomi (音読み): (fu) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): しく (shiku)

Usage Examples

⚫︎布団を敷く Translation: To spread a futon (bedding). ⚫︎道路を敷設する Translation: To build/lay a road. ⚫︎地盤を敷く Translation: To lay the foundation (of a building).

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Origin and Formation

The kanji is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字, keisei moji). The left side is a radical (部首, bushu) and the right side is a phonetic component that hints at the sound and meaning. The left side of the character is the radical (し, shī), depicting a person or body. The right side is the phonetic component (ふ, fu) which carries the sound and the meaning related to "man" or "husband". Therefore, this kanji has been created by combining the radical with the phonetic component to describe the action of laying something on a surface, like a person or something else.

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