# 敷 lay out / site

(TNT plunger) + 方 (direction / method / person) + (director)
★☆☆☆☆
15 strokes
JERK

## Onyomi

SHIKI | SHE'S KEEN on haunted houses!

## Mnemonic

| The director is at the construction site, saying, "Lay out the TNT in that direction!"

## Kunyomi

し*く | to spread out (a tarpaulin), to lay out (railroad tracks) ★☆☆☆☆

## Jukugo

敷金(しききん) | deposit money ★★☆☆☆ 敷 (lay out / site) + 金 (gold) = 敷金 (deposit money) security deposit (on your Haunted House (which you don't get back if you damage the ghosts in any way))
オバケ屋敷(おばけやしき) | Haunted House! ★☆☆☆☆ オ () + 屋 (store) + 敷 (lay out / site) = オバケ屋敷 (Haunted House!)

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
敷 | lay out / site | TNT |
敬 | respect | FLOWER | 花

Blow up the site with TNT, but I give you a FLOWER to show that I respect you.