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床
yuka, toko
Description
「床」は、部屋の中で歩いたり、物を置いたりする、下の面のことです。
"床" refers to the lower surface in a room where you walk or place things.
「とこ」と読むときは、寝る場所や、病気で寝ていることを表すこともあります。
When read as "とこ," "床" can also mean a place to sleep or being bedridden due to illness.
Meanings
床yuka
floor of a room
床に座って話しましょう。
Let's sit on the floor and talk.
床toko
bed; sleeping place
風邪で三日も床についた。
I was bedridden for three days with a cold.
床toko
alcove; recessed decorative space (床の間)
床に花を飾った。
I decorated the floor with flowers.
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Notes
- Reading
「ゆか」usually means the physical floor; 「とこ」appears in words like 寝床 and 床の間.
- Nuance
起床 (kishō, getting up) and 就床 use this same 床 kanji for bed.
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