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下敷き 【したじき】

  1. [n] desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; underlay
  2. [n] being pinned under; being caught under; being trapped under; being buried under; being crushed beneath
  3. [n] model; pattern
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下 Below, Down, Descend, Give, Low, Inferior カ, ゲ した, しも, もと, さ.げる, さ.がる, くだ.る, くだ.り, くだ.す, -くだ.す, くだ.さる, お.ろす, お.りる
敷 Spread, Pave, Sit, Promulgate フ し.く, -し.き