Kanji

畳

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

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

12 strokes

Radical

田部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ジョウ, チョウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

たたむ, たたみ, かさなる

Nanori (Name Reading)

あき

Common Readings

ジョウ, たたみ, たた…む

Example sentences

畳む たたむ
洗濯物を丁寧に畳んで、タンスにしまった。

I carefully folded the laundry and put it in the dresser.

畳 たたみ
日本の伝統的な家屋には、畳の部屋がある。

Japanese traditional houses have tatami rooms.

正座 せいざ
畳の部屋では、背筋を伸ばして正座するのが基本だ。

In a tatami room, it is basic etiquette to sit in seiza with your back straight.

石畳 いしだたみ
この街には、趣のある石畳の道が続いている。

In this town, stone-paved roads with a certain charm continue.

折り畳む おりたたむ
大きな紙を折り畳んで、封筒に入れた。

I folded a large sheet of paper and put it in an envelope.

畳みかける たたみかける
記者は相手に、畳みかけるような質問をした。

The reporter asked the interviewee a barrage of tough questions.

Example Vocabulary

畳む

たたむ

to fold; to close (a shop/business)

畳

たたみ

tatami; straw mat

石畳

いしだたみ

stone paving; cobblestones; flagstones; checkerboard pattern

畳

たたみ

tatami; straw mat

折り畳む

おりたたむ

to fold up; to fold into a smaller shape

畳みかける

たたみかける

to press someone with one thing after another; to pile on

畳み掛ける

たたみかける

重畳

ちょうじょう

四畳半

よじょうはん

折り畳み式

おりたたみしき

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