1The flat surface forming the bottom of a room or building; the floor.
部屋の床に座って話した。
We sat on the floor of the room and talked.
毎朝、床を掃除してから出かける。
Every morning I clean the floor before going out.
寝転ぶと床が冷たく感じた。
When I lay down, the floor felt cold.
この建物の床は木でできている。
The floor of this building is made of wood.
2In traditional theater, the stage area where the narrator and the shamisen player sit (used in forms like bunraku and jōruri).
文楽では床は語りと三味線の演奏が行われる特別な席だ。
In bunraku, the yuka is a special place where the narration and shamisen performance take place.
能や浄瑠璃の舞台で床の位置は演出に重要だ。
The position of the yuka on nō and jōruri stages is important for the production.
3A dining platform built out over a river (or similar), often used for meals or banquets and sometimes a local seasonal feature.
京都の夏、鴨川沿いには涼を取るための床が並ぶ。
In Kyoto summers, dining platforms for cooling off line the banks of the Kamo River.
先斗町のあの料亭は、毎年夏になると床を出して川床料理を出す。
That restaurant in Pontochō sets up its riverside platform every summer and serves kawadoko cuisine.