The flat surface forming the bottom of a room or building; the floor.
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.
In traditional theater, the stage area where the narrator and the shamisen player sit (used in forms like bunraku and jōruri).
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.
A dining platform built out over a river (or similar), often used for meals or banquets and sometimes a local seasonal feature.
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.