Word Meaning 茣蓙

ござ goza

茣蓙 is read as ござ (goza) and means rush mat.

Meaning

English

  1. rush mat
  2. matting
  3. mat

Reading

Kana

ござ

Romaji

goza

Writing Variants

  • 呉蓙 ござ goza
  • ござ goza

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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寝茣蓙

ねござ

rush mat for sleeping

盆茣蓙

ぼんござ

altar mat for laying out offerings during the Bon festival

Example Sentences

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なつになると、えんがわにござをしいてひるねをした。

When summer came, I spread a mat on the veranda and took a nap.

きゃくがくるまえに、へやのちゅうおうにあたらしいござをしいた。

Before the guests arrived, we laid a new mat in the middle of the room.

そぼはふるいござをひにほしていた。

My grandmother was airing an old mat in the sun.

こどもたちはござのうえにわになってすわった。

The children sat in a circle on the mat.

このござはみためよりじょうぶだ。

This mat is sturdier than it looks.