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Kotomora

床

bed, counter for beds, floor, padding, tatami

JLPTN2StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes7

Readings

On'yomi

  • ショウ

Kun'yomi

  • とこ
  • ゆか

Meaning

床 centers on a flat surface for resting or placing things: a bed, floor, or tatami mat. The padding and counter senses extend naturally from that idea of a supportive layer.

Most common words using 床

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  • 床とこ
    N1

    bed; bedding

  • 床ゆか
    N3

    floor

  • 臨床りんしょう

    clinical (e.g. pathology, training, trial)

  • 起床きしょう
    N2

    rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed

  • 床下ゆかした

    under the floor

  • 床屋とこや
    N4

    barbershop; barber shop; barber

  • 寝床ねどこ
    N1

    bed; berth; crib; cot; bedroom

  • 病床びょうしょう

    sickbed; (hospital) bed

  • 温床おんしょう

    hotbed; breeding ground

  • 床板とこいた

    alcove slab; wooden board placed in a tokonoma; baseboard; base plate

  • 床板ゆかいた

    floorboard

  • 床上ゆかうえ

    on a floor; above floor level

  • 視床ししょう

    thalamus

  • 床の間とこのま
    N2

    tokonoma; alcove where art or flowers are displayed

  • 河床かしょう

    riverbed

  • 高床こうしょう

    raised-floor (truck, etc.)

  • 高床たかゆか

    raised-floor (building)

  • 苗床なえどこ

    seedbed; nursery; seed-plot

  • 鉱床こうしょう

    mineral deposit; ore deposit

  • 床ずれとこずれ

    bedsore

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Study

Etymology

床 combines 广 (building) with 木 (tree/wood), originally referring to a wooden platform or raised floor inside a building. Over time it extended to beds and tatami.

Meaning mnemonic

Under a roof 广, a wooden 木 platform becomes a bed or floor. Picture a simple wooden bed frame inside a room.

Reading mnemonic

For ショウ, imagine a showroom with a wooden bed on display: show -> ショウ, and the bed is the centerpiece.