畳
畳·tatami, fold, pile up
- On-yomi
- ジョウ
- Kun-yomi
- たたみたた(む)
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 畳 | たたみ | tatami mat |
| 畳む | たたむ | to fold (up) |
| 六畳 | ろくじょう | six-mat (room size) |
| 重畳 | ちょうじょう | piled one upon another |
Example sentences
洗濯物を畳んでしまった。
せんたくものをたたんでしまった。
I folded the laundry and put it away.
畳の部屋はいい匂いがする。
たたみのへやはいいにおいがする。
A tatami room has a lovely smell.
この部屋は六畳ほどの広さだ。
このへやはろくじょうほどのひろさだ。
This room is about six mats in size.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
- 畳疊疊 is the old, far more complex form of 畳; you may meet it in pre-war texts.
- 畳量量 (quantity) has a similar stacked shape with 日 on top and 里 below, but no 田 or 冖.
Common mistakes
- Reading room sizes as たたみ: 六畳 is ろくじょう, not ろくたたみ
- 店を畳む means to close down a business, not literally to fold a shop
Memory aid
Picture it
A field 田 stacked over layers below: mats and cloth laid one on top of another — folding and piling up.
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