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Kana: たたみ
Romaji: tatami
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Definition

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tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings

Kanji

Readings: ジョウ、 チョウ、 たた.む、 たたみ、 かさ.なる
Meanings: tatami mat, counter for tatami mats, fold, shut up, do away with
Readings: ジョウ、 チョウ、 たた.む、 たたみ、 かさ.なる、 かさ.ねる
Meanings: tatami, counter for tatami mats, fold, shut up, do away with

Example Sentences

布団(ふとん)をたたみなさい。
➥Fold up your bedding.
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(たたみ)(すわ)っていたので(あし)(いた)い。
➥My legs ache from sitting on tatami.
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(かれ)らは(みせ)をたたんで(まち)()た。
➥They closed up shop and left town.
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ケンは毛布(もうふ)(ふた)つに(たた)んだ。
➥Ken folded the blanket in half.
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(かれ)商売(しょうばい)をたたんで引退(いんたい)した。
➥He sold his business and retired.
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(かれ)(たたみ)(うえ)(だい)()になった。
➥He lay on the mat at full length.
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