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Translingual
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; to be piled up; etc.”).
(This character is a variant form of 疊). |
Japanese
Glyph origin
Japanese shinjitai Simplified from 疊 (畾 → 田). In current form 田 + 冝.
Kanji
畳
(Jōyō kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 疊)
Readings
Etymology 1
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| 疊 (kyūjitai)
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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
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| 疊 (kyūjitai)
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From Middle Chinese 疊 (dep, “to fold”).
Counter
畳 • (-jō) ←でふ (-defu)?
- tatami mats
- units of area as measured in tatami mats
Usage notes
The size of tatami traditionally differs between regions in Japan. See w:Tatami#Size for more detail.
Etymology 3
| Alternative spelling
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| 疊 (kyūjitai)
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Pronunciation
Noun
畳 • (tatō) ←たたう (tatau)?
- Clipping of 畳紙 (tatōgami).
See also
References