下敷き (したじき)desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; underlay

desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; underlaynoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
being pinned under; being caught under; being trapped undernoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
model; patternnoun (common) (futsuumeishi)

下敷き, its kanji, and other words that share them.Open this graph

Kanji in 下敷き

下車げしゃalighting (from a train, bus, etc.); getting off
下院かいんlower house; lower legislative chamber
低下ていかfall; decline
地下ちかbasement; cellar
引き下げひきさげreduction; cut
以下いかnot exceeding; and downward
殿下でんかyour Highness; his Highness
陛下へいかYour Majesty; His Majesty
敷地しきちsite; plot
倉敷くらしきstorage charges
河川敷かせんじきflood plain; river terrace
敷き布団しきぶとんfuton (laid on the floor); (Japanese) mattress
敷設ふせつlaying (a railroad, pipes, naval mines, etc.); construction
座敷ざしきtatami room; tatami mat room
下敷したじきdesk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper
屋敷やしきresidence; estate

See how 下敷き connects to the rest of Japanese.