Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N1
1212 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 15
Meaning: spread, pave, sit, promulgate
Kunyomi: し.く -し.き
Onyomi: フ
Composition: 旉 攴
Radical: 攴
Meaning: rap
敷設 (フセツ) laying (a railroad, pipes, naval mines, etc.), construction
敷衍 (フエン) expatiation, enlargement (e.g. on a point), elaboration, amplification, clear explanation, paraphrasing
敷く (しく) to spread out, to lay out, to take a position, to impose widely (e.g. over a city)