(ゆか)

ゆか
noun
floor
1. floor
The lower horizontal surface of a room on which one stands or walks.
(ゆか)(すわ)ってください。
Please sit on the floor.
(ゆか)掃除(そうじ)しなければならない。
I have to clean the floor.
(ゆか)(すべ)りやすいので()をつけてください。
Please be careful as the floor is slippery.

USAGE: (ゆか) refers to the floor of a room. Note that the same kanji can also be read as とこ, meaning "bed" or "alcove" (as in (とこ)()).

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • (ゆか)()く (to sweep the floor)
  • (ゆか)()く (to wipe/mop the floor)
  • (ゆか)(すわ)る (to sit on the floor)
  • (ゆか)暖房(だんぼう) (floor heating)

RELATED:

  • 天井(てんじょう) - ceiling
  • (かべ) - wall