フローリング

Japanese

Etymology

From English flooring.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɸɯ̟ᵝɾo̞ːɾʲĩŋɡɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

フローリング • (furōringu) 

1. flooring, the floor of a room or the material used to make or cover the floor

   フローリングの床(ゆか)

   furōringu no yuka

   wood flooring

   • 2019 October 10, “Nyūji ni shōgai yōgi 28-sai no chichi-oya taiho [28 year old father arrested in connection with injured baby]”, in Mainichi Shimbun, page 24:

     鳥(と)栖(す)署(しょ)によると、フローリングの床(ゆか)にはじゅうたんが敷(し)かれていたという。

     Tosu sho ni yoru to, furōringu no yuka ni wa jūtan ga shikareteita to iu.

     According to the Tosu police, the wooden flooring had been covered with a rug.

See also

• フロア (furoa, “floor”)