下敷き

したじき

Also written 下敷

Meanings

1. Noun desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; underlay
2. being pinned under; being caught under; being trapped under; being buried under; being crushed beneath
3. model; pattern (often as 〜を下敷きにして)

Kanji

• 下 down. Read as した.
• 敷 lay. Read as しき.

Example sentences

• 彼は倒れた木の下敷きになってうごけなかった。
  He was pinned down by a fallen tree.
• キティちゃんの下敷きが欲しい。
  I want a Hello Kitty pencil board.

Common phrases

• 下敷きになる (したじきになる) to be squashed by

Words containing 下敷き

• 下敷きになる (したじきになる) to be squashed by

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