座布団

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座布団

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term

Grade: 6
ふ > ぶ
Grade: 5
とん
Grade: 5
goon goon tōon
Alternative spelling
座布團 (kyūjitai)

(ざ, za, seat) + (ふ, fu, cloth) + (とん, ton, mass)

The futon reading for 布団 changes to buton as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Noun

()()(とん) (zabuton

  1. Japanese cushion

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term

Grade: 6
ふ > ぷ
Grade: 5
とん
Grade: 5
goon goon tōon
Alternative spelling
座布團 (kyūjitai)

Noun

()()(とん) (zaputon

  1. (dialect, Ibaraki) Japanese cushion