敷居 (しきい) — threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors)
敷居 is read しきい and listed as a noun. Meaning: threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill.
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Related words
Other words in the dictionary that share a kanji with 敷居.
- 倉敷 くらしき Kurashiki (city)
- 座敷 ざしき tatami room
- 敷く しく to spread out (e.g. a futon)
- 敷金 しききん (security) deposit
- 敷設 ふせつ laying (a railroad, pipes, naval mines, etc.)
- 風呂敷 ふろしき furoshiki
- 鳥居 とりい torii (Shinto shrine archway)
- 居住 きょじゅう residence
- 居候 いそうろう lodger who pays nothing for room and board
- 隠居 いんきょ retirement (from work)
- 居間 いま living room (Western style)
- 皇居 こうきょ Imperial Palace (of Japan)