uguisubari

English

uguisubari

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 鶯張り (uguisubari).

Noun

uguisubari (plural uguisubari)

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

Synonyms

nightingale floor

Translations

wooden floor designed to creak

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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