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N3 う-verb (く)

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

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    1. う-verb (く)

      1.

      to spread out, to lay out

    2. う-verb (く)

      2.

      to cover

    3. う-verb (く)

      3.

      to lay (e.g. railway tracks)

    4. う-verb (く)

      4.

      to sit on

    5. う-verb (く)

      5.

      to take a position

    6. う-verb (く)

      6.

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

    All Forms

    敷く 【しく】布く 【しく】

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    Examples

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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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