畳
See also: 疊
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Translingual
| Traditional | 疊 |
|---|---|
| Shinjitai | 畳 |
| Simplified | 叠 |
Han character
畳 (Kangxi radical 102, 田+7, 12 strokes, cangjie input 田月月一 (WBBM), four-corner 60107, composition ⿱田冝)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 764, character 4
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 21875
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): not present, would follow volume 4, page 2544, character 1
- Unihan data for U+7573
Chinese
| For pronunciation and definitions of 畳 – see 疊 (“to fold; to fold up; to fold over in layers; to pile up or stack in a more orderly fashion; to be piled up; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 疊). |
Japanese
| 畳 | |
| 疊 |
Glyph origin
Japanese shinjitai simplified from 疊 (畾 → 田). In current form 田 + 冝.
Kanji
畳
(Jōyō kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 疊)
Readings
- Go-on: じょう (jō, Jōyō)←でふ (defu, historical)
- Kan-on: ちょう (chō)←てふ (tefu, historical)
- Kun: かさなる (kasanaru, 畳なる)、かさねる (kasaneru, 畳ねる)、たたむ (tatamu, 畳む, Jōyō)、たたみ (tatami, 畳, Jōyō)
- Nanori: あき (aki)
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 畳 |
| たたみ Grade: S |
| kun'yomi |
| Alternative spelling |
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| 疊 (kyūjitai) |
From 畳む (tatamu, “to fold”, verb).
Pronunciation
Noun
畳 • (tatami)
- tatami; a tatami mat
- tatami; a unit of area, approximately 1.65 square metres.
- repeat, duplicate
- repetitious
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 畳 |
| じょう Grade: S |
| on'yomi |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 疊 (kyūjitai) |
From Middle Chinese 疊 (dep, “to fold”).
Counter
Usage notes
The size of tatami traditionally differs between regions in Japan. See Tatami § Size for more detail.
Etymology 3
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 畳 |
| たとう Grade: S |
| irregular |
| Alternative spelling |
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| 疊 (kyūjitai) |
Pronunciation
Noun
畳 • (tatō) ←たたう (tatau)?
- clipping of 畳紙 (tatōgami)
See also
References
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN