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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

yuka

floor of a room

床に座って話しましょう。

Let's sit on the floor and talk.

toko

bed; sleeping place

風邪で三日も床についた。

I was bedridden for three days with a cold.

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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