畳
counter for tatami mats, do away with, fold, shut up, tatami mat
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Stroke Order
12 / 12
Information
Grade:8
Strokes:12
JLPT:2
Frequency:1665
Vocabulary
ジョウ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一畳 | イチジョウ | one mat |
| 三畳紀 | サンジョウキ | Triassic period |
| 重畳 | チョウジョウ | being placed one upon another; piling up; being atop another; superimposition; superposition; excellent; splendid; satisfactory; exquisite; wonderful |
| 重畳 | ジュウジョウ | being placed one upon another; piling up; being atop another; superimposition; superposition; excellent; splendid; satisfactory; exquisite; wonderful |
| 畳語 | ジョウゴ | syllable repetition (indicating plurals) |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 四畳半 | よじょうはん | four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations |
| 畳 | じょう | tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm) |
| 畳 | たたみ | tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings |
| 畳む | たたむ | to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate |
| 折り畳み | おりたたみ | folding; collapsible; telescopic |
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These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes
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明
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