下敷き

したじき

desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; underlay; being pinned under

common word Also written 下敷

Meaning

n
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; underlay
n
being pinned under; being caught under; being trapped under; being buried under; being crushed beneath
n
model; pattern

Example sentences

彼は倒れた木の下敷きになってうごけなかった。

He was pinned down by a fallen tree.
キティちゃんの下敷きが欲しい。

I want a Hello Kitty pencil board.