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On'yomi
FU
Kun'yomi
し.く・-し.き
shiku / shiki

spread · pave · sit · promulgate

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Strokes15
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Strokes15

Component Breakdown

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旉 + strike

Cultural Context

Etymology

Composed of spread and strike. Spreading with strike.

Symbolism

Spread, site, mansion. Represents spreading.

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  • Reading a book

Words & Expressions

Four-Character Compounds

天井桟敷

てんじょうさじき

gallery (in a theatre); upper gallery; cheap seats; gallery (in a theatre)

Poetry

和歌(百人一首) (Waka (Hyakunin Isshu))

百敷や ふるき軒端の しのぶにも なほあまりある 昔なりけり

Poem #100 from Hyakunin Isshu

順徳院Emperor Juntoku
13th century