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

Meanings

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

Example sentences

キティちゃんの下敷したじきが欲ほしい。

I want a Hello Kitty pencil board.
彼かれは倒たおれた木きの下敷したじきになってうごけなかった。

He was pinned down by a fallen tree.