(3 entries)
ゆか
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JLPT:N3
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1

The flat surface forming the bottom of a room or building; the floor.

Noun

Examples

部屋の床に座って話した。

We sat on the floor of the room and talked.

毎朝、床を掃除してから出かける。

Every morning I clean the floor before going out.

寝転ぶと床が冷たく感じた。

When I lay down, the floor felt cold.

この建物の床は木でできている。

The floor of this building is made of wood.

2

In traditional theater, the stage area where the narrator and the shamisen player sit (used in forms like bunraku and jōruri).

Noun

Examples

文楽では床は語りと三味線の演奏が行われる特別な席だ。

In bunraku, the yuka is a special place where the narration and shamisen performance take place.

能や浄瑠璃の舞台で床の位置は演出に重要だ。

The position of the yuka on nō and jōruri stages is important for the production.

3

A dining platform built out over a river (or similar), often used for meals or banquets and sometimes a local seasonal feature.

Noun

Examples

夏祭りでは川にかけられた床で友人と食事をした。

At the summer festival, I ate with friends on a platform built over the river.

古い記録には町の床で宴会が開かれたとある。

Old records state that a banquet was held on the town's riverside platform.