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Kanji dictionary: 畳 (tatami mat)
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畳
Tatami mat
This kanji has
12
strokes. It is being learnt at
grade 8
.
This kanji belongs to
jōyō (regular-use)
kanji.
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Meaning:
tatami mat, counter for tatami mats, fold, shut up, do away with
On reading:
ジョウ、チョウ
jō, chō
Kun reading:
たた-む、たたみ、かさ-なる
tata-mu, tatami, kasa-naru
Use examples
18畳の居間
じゅうはちじょうのいま
an eighteen-mat living room
畳の部屋
たたみのへや
a tatami-floored room ☆=和室(わしつ)
傘を畳む
かさをたたむ
close an umbrella
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