toko　床

KEY WORD :　architecture / general terms

Also read yuka. 1　Abbreviation for an alcove *tokonoma 床の間. There are many types to toko. 2　In ancient periods it was an abbreviation for a bed called nedoko 寝床. 3　During the Kamakura period, it was a boarded floor with woven straw mats. 4　In the Muromachi period, it was a room with a raised floor section. 5　Also a term for the flooring on which thick straw mats *tatami 畳 are placed.

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