uguisubari

English

uguisubari

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 鶯張り (uguisubari).

Noun

uguisubari (plural uguisubari)

1. 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

1. Rōmaji transcription of うぐいすばり