Kanji 床 bed, counter for beds, floor 几 table, table enclosure, table or windy radical (no. 16) 将 leader, commander, general Related words 折お り 畳たた み 椅い 子す A general folding chair, often with a backrest, while 床几 typically refers to a simple backless stool.
スツール Loanword for stool, more common in modern interior contexts; 床几 is more traditional and often implies portability.
Written forms 床しょう 几ぎ Usage 86%
Standard kanji spelling for this item.
床しょう 机ぎ Usage 14%
Variant spelling using 机 (desk/table) instead of 几 (armrest/stool).
将しょう 几ぎ
Uncommon variant; 将 is likely ateji.
牀しょう 几ぎ
out-dated kanji form
Contains outdated kanji 牀 ; not used in modern writing.
Etymology 床几 is a Japanese variant of 牀几 , a Sino-Japanese term for a folding stool; this type of seat was also historically called 胡床 .
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