uguisubari

English

uguisubari

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 鶯張り (uguisubari).

Noun

uguisubari (plural uguisubari)

Wooden floors specifically designed to creak or "chirp" at the slightest pressure, thus warning the inhabitants of any surreptitious approach.

Synonyms

nightingale floor

Translations

wooden floors

German: Nachtigallenboden m

Japanese: 鶯張り (うぐいすばり, uguisubari)

Japanese

Romanization

uguisubari

Rōmaji transcription of うぐいすばり

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