敷(し)く

しく
godan verb
to spread, to lay out
1. to spread out, to lay
To extend something flat over a surface.
布団(ふとん)を敷(し)く。
To lay out the futon.
テーブルにクロスを敷(し)いた。
I spread a cloth on the table.
床(ゆか)にカーペットを敷(し)いて、部屋(へや)が温(あたた)かくなった。
I laid carpet on the floor and the room became warmer.
2. to lay (rails, pipes)
To install or construct by laying down in position.
線路(せんろ)を敷(し)く。
To lay railroad tracks.
新(あたら)しいパイプを敷(し)く工事(こうじ)が始(はじ)まった。
Construction to lay new pipes has begun.
この地域(ちいき)に線路(せんろ)を敷(し)く計画(けいかく)があったが、予算(よさん)の問題(もんだい)で中止(ちゅうし)になった。
There were plans to lay railroad tracks in this area, but they were canceled due to budget issues.

敷(し)く means to spread or lay something flat over a surface.

TRANSITIVITY:

  • Type: 他動詞(たどうし) (transitive)
  • Takes を particle: 布団(ふとん)を敷(し)く

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 布団(ふとん)を敷(し)く: to lay out a futon
  • 線路(せんろ)を敷(し)く: to lay railway tracks
  • 敷(し)き布(ふ): fitted sheet, bottom sheet
  • 敷(し)き物(もの): mat, rug

CONTRAST:

  • 敷(し)く: to spread flat (futon, cloth)
  • 広(ひろ)げる: to spread open (newspaper, map)
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Added 2026.1.13 9:40 · Revised 2026.2.5 16:14
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