畳
畳

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

12 strokesFrequency 1,665JLPT N2Grade 8

On

ジョウチョウ

Kun

たた.むたたみかさ.なる

Dictionary

Common Words

畳たたみ疊NounFreq #6151
1

tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings

Examples
彼は畳の上に大の字になった。
He lay on the mat at full length.
たたむ畳むTransitiveUsually kanaGodan verbFreq #7344
1

to fold (clothes, umbrella)

Examples
彼女はタオルをきれいにたたみ、それを物入れに仕舞った。
She folded up the towels and put them away in the cupboard.
2

to close (a shop, business)

Examples
彼は商売をたたんで引退した。
He sold his business and retired.
3

to vacate

石畳いしだたみ甃NounFreq #9354
1

stone paving; cobble paving; sett; flagstone

2

Poetical term

stone steps

3

check (pattern)

4

石畳 only; Food, cooking

pavé (rectangular dessert, usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)

畳じょうFreq #10001
1

Counter

tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)

折りたたむ折り畳むおりたたむTransitiveGodan verbFreq #14988
1

to fold up; to fold into layers

Examples
エミーはナプキンを半分に折りたたんだ。
Emmy folded the napkin in half.
2

to collapse (content on a webpage, etc.)

畳み掛ける畳みかけるたたみかけるTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #19991
1

to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)

四畳半よじょうはんNounFreq #29474
1

four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room

2

small room esp. for assignations

重畳ちょうじょうじゅうじょうFreq #31022
1

ちょうじょう only; 'taru' adjective

placed one upon another; piled up

2

ちょうじょう only; Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; Common noun; Interjection

excellent; splendid

3

Common noun; Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru

superimposition; superposition

折りたたみ式折り畳み式折畳み式おりたたみしきNoun～の Adj.Freq #48081
1

foldable; collapsible

畳敷き畳敷たたみじき～の Adj.Freq #49290
1

tatami-matted

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