満床

Reading

Kana: まんしょう

Romaji: manshō

Definition

noun

1

all beds occupied (hospital); no beds (hospital); no vacancy

See also: 満員

Kanji

満

Readings: マン、 バン、 み.ちる、 み.つ、 み.たす

Meanings: full, fullness, enough, satisfy

床

Readings: ショウ、 とこ、 ゆか

Meanings: bed, counter for beds, floor, padding, tatami

Example Sentence

産科(さんか)・婦人科(ふじんか)の計(けい)６１床(しょう)も満(まん)床(ゆか)で、受(う)け入(い)れは不可能(ふかのう)と答(こた)えたという。

➥They replied that because all 61 beds in the obstetrics/gynaecology department were full, no admissions were possible.