Word Meaning 坐蒲

ざふ zafu

坐蒲 is read as ざふ (zafu) and means round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves).

Meaning

English

  1. round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)

Reading

Kana

ざふ

Romaji

zafu

Writing Variants

  • 座蒲 ざふ zafu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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坐り蒲団

すわりふとん

zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)

かば

common cattail (Typha latifolia)

菖蒲

そうぶ

Japanese iris (Iris ensata var. ensata)