Kanji N1

敷: spread, pave, sit

敷 is a JLPT N1 kanji meaning spread, pave, sit, written with 15 strokes. It is read フ (on) and しく (kun). It is one of the jōyō kanji taught in secondary school. You will see it in 敷地 (しきち, site) and 座敷 (ざしき, tatami room).

敷

Meanings

  • spread
  • pave
  • sit
  • promulgate
Strokes15
JLPT levelN1
School gradeSecondary school
Frequency#1212 of 2,500

On reading · Kun reading

On reading
  • フ

On'yomi: from Chinese, written in katakana. Used in compound words.

Kun reading
  • しく
  • -しき

Kun'yomi: native Japanese, in hiragana. The faint part is the okurigana, written in kana after the kanji.

Watch the stroke order

Every stroke in order, the live one in vermilion. Replay as often as you like.

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Now draw it

Trace each stroke in order. Wrong direction or wrong order gets flagged right away.

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Your turn: draw stroke 1 of 15. Start at the dot.

Common words with 敷

The most useful words written with it, easiest first. Every other kanji in them opens its own page.

  • 敷地しきち

    site; plot; lot; grounds

    JLPT N2
  • 座敷ざしき

    tatami room; tatami mat room

    JLPT N2
  • 敷くしく

    to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out

    JLPT N2
  • 屋敷やしき

    residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion

    JLPT N1
  • 風呂敷ふろしき

    furoshiki; wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper

    JLPT N2
  • 倉敷くらしき

    Kurashiki (city)

  • 敷設ふせつ

    laying (a railroad, pipes, naval mines, etc.)

  • 河川敷かせんじき

    flood plain; river terrace; riverside area

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Stroke order from KanjiVG © Ulrich Apel, CC BY-SA 3.0. Readings, meanings and words from KANJIDIC2 and JMdict, names from JMnedict, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0, and Wikidata, CC0. JLPT lists after Jonathan Waller (tanos.co.uk), CC BY.