counter for beds
Used to count beds, futons, or hospital beds. Often appears in medical or lodging contexts.
This hospital has 100 beds.
Please reserve three beds at the inn.
台 is a general counter for machines and furniture, while 床 is specifically for beds.
Standard kanji form for the counter.
Archaic variant kanji; rarely used in modern Japanese.
The counter use comes from the Sino-Japanese noun 床, “bed,” extended as a classifier for beds.