What does kanji 畳 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 畳 is tatami mat.

How is kanji 畳 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 畳 are たた.む, たたみ, かさ.なる; the onyomi readings are ジョウ, チョウ.

What is the main radical of kanji 畳?

The main radical for kanji 畳 is 田.

What words use kanji 畳?

Example words that use kanji 畳 include 畳, 畳む, 畳敷, 畳の上で死ぬ.

JōyōJLPT N2Kanken 4

畳

Meaning

Kanji 畳

tatami mat

tatami mat, counter for tatami mats, fold, shut up, do away with

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: たた.むたたみかさ.なる
Onyomi 音読み: ジョウチョウ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Old form: 疊 • Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N2
Frequency: #1665
Strokes: 12
Radical: 田
Components: 一 • 冖 • 田
Kanji Kentei: Level 4
Similar Kanji: 冝 • 叠 • 疂 • 疊 • 曡

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Showing 36 of 78 entries that include this kanji.

畳

じょう

tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)

畳む

たたむ

to close (a shop, business)

畳敷

たたみじき

tatami-matted

畳の上で死ぬ

たたみのうえでしぬ

to die a natural death

畳の上の水練

たたみのうえのすいれん

useless book learning

畳の目

たたみのめ

mesh of a tatami mat

畳ベッド

たたみベッド

tatami bed

畳まる

たたまる

to be folded (up)

畳みかける

たたみかける

to press for an answer

畳み椅子

たたみいす

folding (collapsible) chair

畳み込み

たたみこみ

convolution

畳み込みニューラルネットワーク

たたみこみニューラルネットワーク

convolutional neural network

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

この部屋は畳のにおいがする。

this room smells like tatami.

畳の上では靴を脱いでください。

please take off your shoes on the tatami.

客間は六畳あります。

the guest room is six tatami mats in size.

使い終わった地図を畳んだ。

i folded the map after using it.

洗濯物はきちんと畳んでしまって。

please fold the laundry neatly and put it away.

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