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Zach

敷く

布く

Reading

Kana: しく
Romaji: shiku
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

v5k
1

to spread out; to lay out

2

to take a position

3

to impose widely (e.g. over a city)

See also: 法令を敷く

Kanji

Readings: フ、 し.く、 -し.き
Meanings: spread, pave, sit, promulgate
Readings: フ、 ぬの
Meanings: linen, cloth, spread, distribute

Example Sentences

(ゆか)にカーペットを()いた。
➥They laid the carpet on the floor.
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(おく)さんの(しり)にしかれている。
➥His wife leads him by the nose.
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(つくえ)のしたにカーペットを()いた。
➥I put down a rug under my desk.
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彼女(かのじょ)(おっと)(しり)()いている。
➥She dominates her husband.
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(かれ)女房(にょうぼう)(しり)()かれている。
➥He is a hen-pecked husband.
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地獄(じごく)への(みち)善意(ぜんい)()かれている。
➥The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
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