General word for a place to sleep, including futon spread on the floor. Often used in compounds like 床につく (go to bed).
It's late, so let's go to bed.
He was so tired he collapsed onto his bed.
Specifically a bed for someone who is ill. Common in expressions like 床に就く (be confined to bed).
My grandmother is in bed with a cold.
Abbreviation of 床の間 (tokonoma), the decorative alcove in a traditional Japanese room. Used mainly in architectural or interior design contexts.
See also: 床の間
A hanging scroll is displayed in the alcove of this room.
The bottom of a river. Often used in compound words like 川床 (かわどこ) or in geographical descriptions.
The riverbed was deeply gouged by the heavy rain.
straw core of a tatami mat
The inner straw layer of a tatami mat. A specialized term used in traditional flooring and construction.
The tatami core was damaged, so we replaced it.
Same meaning as 床 (ゆか), but read とこ. This reading is less common for 'floor' and may appear in certain dialects or older texts.
See also: 床 (ゆか)
In the old house, the floor creaked.
I laid out the bedding for the guest in advance.
My grandfather lay ill in bed for a long time.
I arranged seasonal flowers in the alcove.
He gets out of bed at six every morning.
床 read as とこ means 'bed' or 'floor', which sounds identical to the casual reading とこ of 所 but has an unrelated meaning.
tokonoma; alcove for displaying art or flowers
seedbed; nursery bed; seed-plot
bedsore; pressure sore; decubitus ulcer
hammock; swinging crib · suspension point; hardpoint
hairdresser for sumo wrestlers and actors; wigmaker for actors · hairdressing room in Edo-period kabuki
street stall; booth; simple shop
floor covering; animal bedding; sand on ship decks
alcove post
section next to the alcove; side of the tokonoma
bedbug
fire bed; fire grate; hearth
inner part of a tatami mat; tatami base · tokonoma with tatami flooring
seedbed; sowing bed; seedling container