床

• 読み: とこ
• ローマ字: toko
• 漢字の分解: 床 (toko/yuka/shou) — bed, floor
• 発音: /to.ko/

意味

Bed; bedding. A place for sleeping, traditionally a futon laid on the floor.

When read as とこ, this kanji refers to a sleeping place or bedding. The common expression 床に就く (toko ni tsuku) means to go to bed, and 床を上げる means to put away the futon after waking. Also appears in 床の間 (tokonoma), the traditional decorative alcove in a Japanese room. Note: when read as ゆか, this kanji means 'floor.'

例文

1. 風邪をひいて三日間床に就いていた。
2. 朝起きたらすぐ床を上げましょう。
3. 祖母の家には立派な床の間があります。

使い方ガイド

場面: home, traditional housing, daily life

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Old Japanese. The kanji 床 originally depicted a raised wooden platform for sleeping. Over time it came to refer to both the floor surface and the sleeping place.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal