Japanese symbol for “alcove”
床
とこ
Romaji: toko
bed; bedding
In Japanese, alcove is 床, read とこ (toko).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n bed; bedding
- n sickbed
- n alcove
- n riverbed
- n seedbed
- n straw "core" of a tatami mat
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “alcove”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 踏み込み | ふみこみ fumikomi | alcove |
| アルコーブ | アルコーブ arukoobu | alcove |
| 龕 | がん gan | niche for a Buddhist image; alcove |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 臨床 | りんしょう rinshou | clinical (e.g. pathology, training, trial) |
| 起床 | きしょう kishou | rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed |
| 寝床 | ねどこ nedoko | bed; berth; crib |
| 床下 | ゆかした yukashita | under the floor |
| 病床 | びょうしょう byoushou | sickbed; (hospital) bed |
| 床の間 | とこのま tokonoma | tokonoma; alcove where art or flowers are displayed |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.