敷き詰める

しきつめる

Meanings

1. Ichidan verb, Transitive to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay

Kanji

• 敷 lay. Read as しき.
• 詰 pack. Read as つめる.

Example sentences

• 地面は一面に落ち葉が敷き詰められたようだった。
  The ground was blanketed with fallen leaves.

Common phrases

• 石を敷き詰める
• 畳を敷き詰める

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