Word Meaning 布団

ふとん futon

布団 is read as ふとん (futon) 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)
  2. futon
  3. Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet

Reading

Kana

ふとん

Romaji

futon

Writing Variants

  • 蒲団 ふとん futon

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Synonyms 上掛け,掻い巻き,掛け布団,夏掛け,,ふすま,,蒲団 Related Words シーツ,敷布,ベッド,ノミ,ダニ,壁蝨,寝汗,パジャマ Rank 4019 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

布団干し

ふとんほし

drying a futon (by hanging it outside in the sun)

布団蒸

ふとんむし

burying a person under a futon

座布団

ざぶとん

zabuton

場所布団

ばしょぶとん

waiting wrestler's sitting cushion

電気布団

でんきぶとん

heated mattress pad

夏布団

なつぶとん

summer bedclothes

羽毛布団

うもうぶとん

down quilt

腰布団

こしぶとん

cushion worn round the waist for warmth

肌布団

はだぶとん

thinner futon (in contact with the skin)

肌掛布団

はだがけぶとん

thinner futon (in contact with the skin)

布団を敷く

ふとんをしく

to lay out a futon

布団篭

ふとんかご

gabion

Example Sentences

10

Air the futon.

My futon's gone.

I don't want to get out of bed.

Put your bedding away.

Fold up your bedding.

For goodness sake, do get out from the futon!

In the morning, we clear the futon.

It seems cold outside. I don't want to get out of bed.

Oh, I forgot to bring in the futons.

I try to air my futon at least twice a week.