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N3 Godan verb with 'ku' ending

()to spread out, to lay out, to take a position, to impose widely (e.g. over a city)

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    1. Godan verb with 'ku' ending

      1.

      to spread out, to lay out

    2. Godan verb with 'ku' ending

      2.

      to cover

    3. Godan verb with 'ku' ending

      3.

      to lay (e.g. railway tracks)

    4. Godan verb with 'ku' ending

      4.

      to sit on

    5. Godan verb with 'ku' ending

      5.

      to take a position

    6. Godan verb with 'ku' ending

      6.

      to impose widely (e.g. over a city)

    All Forms

    敷く 【しく】布く 【しく】

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      (たたみ)()いて和風(わふう)部屋(へや)(つく)る。

      We lay tatami mats to create a Japanese-style room.

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      フローリングの(ゆか)絨毯(じゅうたん)()きましょう。

      Let's lay a carpet on the wooden flooring.

      • N3

      (しり)(いた)くならないようにお(しり)(した)座布団(ざぶとん)()きました。

      I spread a cushion under my butt to avoid getting a sore bottom.

      • N3

      課長(かちょう)会社(かいしゃ)では威張(いば)っているが(いえ)では(つま)(しり)()かれているそうだ。

      The section manager may act high and mighty at work, but it seems he is sat on by his wife at home. (Domineered by)

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      田舎町(いなかまち)(あたら)しく鉄道(てつどう)()(こと)にした。その結果(けっか)、その(まち)(いきお)いよく発展(はってん)をした。

      They decided to lay a new railway in the rural town, and as a result, the town experienced rapid development.

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