toko 床

Also read yuka.

1　Abbreviation for an alcove *tokonoma 床の間. There are many types of toko.
2　In ancient periods, it was an abbreviation for a bed called nedoko 寝床.
3　During the Kamakura period, it was a boarded floor with woven straw mats.
4　In the Muromachi period, it was a room with a raised floor section.
5　Also a term for the flooring on which thick straw mats *tatami 畳 are placed.