敷く (しく): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

敷く (しく) means to spread out / to lay out.

See example sentences below.

敷く at a glance

敷く

しくshiku

N2verb

to spread out / to lay out

敷くしくshikuN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to spread out / to lay out

Example 1

床に布団を敷く。

Translation

I lay out the futon on the floor.

Example 2

庭にシートを敷いてピクニックした。

Translation

We spread a sheet in the yard and had a picnic.