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floor
The lower horizontal surface of a room on which one stands or walks.
床に座ってください。
Please sit on the floor.
床を掃除しなければならない。
I have to clean the floor.
床が滑りやすいので気をつけてください。
Please be careful as the floor is slippery.
USAGE: 床 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 床の間).
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 床を掃く (to sweep the floor)
- 床を拭く (to wipe/mop the floor)
- 床に座る (to sit on the floor)
- 床暖房 (floor heating)
RELATED:
- 天井 - ceiling
- 壁 - wall