畳
たたみ
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings; tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm); folding paper-case
JLPT N4 Common word
Meanings
Noun
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coveringsCounter
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)Noun
folding paper-case; kimono wrapping paperAbbreviation
Example sentences
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Tom sat on the tatami.
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He lay on the mat at full length.
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My legs ache from sitting on tatami.
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Tom sat on the tatami.
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Do you have a tatami room for ten people?
More examples (4)
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I am already accustomed to sitting on tatami.
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These straw mats, called "tatami" in Japanese, are no longer made by hand.
和室と聞くと、皆さんは畳の部屋のことを思い出すかもしれません。
When they hear 'Japanese-style room,' most people probably think of a tatami room.
私と、同僚とが、山の崖っぷちに立っている小屋に等しい二間の家ーー二間と云っても、上り口と、その次と、六畳に二畳の家に住んでいた。食べるものは、芋、干魚、豆腐、寒い山の上なので、冬になると芋が凍っている。
Me and my colleagues lived in a small 2 room cabin built on the edge of a cliff on the mountain. I say 2 rooms, but besides the entrance, there was a 6 by 2 tatami room. We ate potatoes, dried fish and tofu. Because we were on the top of a cold mountain, the potatoes would freeze during the winter.