敷物

しきもの

Also written 敷き物

Meanings

1. Noun carpet; rug; matting; carpeting
2. mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on
3. spread; (cloth) cover; coaster

Kanji

• 敷 lay. Read as しく.
• 物 thing. Read as もの.

Example sentences

• まずその敷物をはたいてください。
  Please beat the rug, first.
• この敷物はカーテンと合わない。
  This carpet does not match the curtain.
• 敷物のほこりを払って落とそう。
  Let's shake the rug.
• 敷物は音を吸収する。
  Rugs absorb sound.

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