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敷居

閾

Readings

Kana: しきい、しきみ、しき
Romaji: shikii, shikimi, shiki
Kana
Romaji

Definition

noun
1

threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill

(Architecture term)
See also: 鴨居

Kanji

敷
Readings: フ、 し.く、 -し.き
Meanings: spread, pave, sit, promulgate
居
Readings: キョ、 コ、 い.る、 -い、 お.る
Meanings: reside, to be, exist, live with
閾
Readings: シキ、 イキ、 キョク、 ヨク、 くぎり、 しきい
Meaning: threshold

Example Sentences

鳥(とり)が数(すう)羽(わ)窓(まど)の敷居(しきい)にとまった。
➥Some birds alighted on the window sill.
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二度(にど)と再(ふたた)びこの家(いえ)の敷居(しきい)はまたがないぞ。
➥I'll never set foot in this house again.
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あんまりご無沙汰(ぶさた)してしまって、どうも敷居(しきい)が高(たか)くなってしまいました。
➥I have neglected you so long that I feel a bit shy in visiting you.
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あんな敷居(しきい)が高(たか)い人(ひと)、相手(あいて)にしません。
➥I don't talk to anyone who's that status-conscious.
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２度(ど)と彼女(かのじょ)はその家(いえ)の敷居(しきい)をまたがなかった。
➥Never again did she enter the house.
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閾

Reading

Kana: いき
Romaji: iki
Kana
Romaji

Definition

noun
1

threshold; limen

Note: in psychology
See also: 刺激閾 弁別閾

Kanji

閾
Readings: シキ、 イキ、 キョク、 ヨク、 くぎり、 しきい
Meaning: threshold