布団

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Contents 1 Japanese 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Usage notes 1.3 Alternative forms 1.4 References

[edit] Japanese

Kanji in this term
布	団

[edit] Etymology

布 (ふ, fu), “‘cloth’”) + 団 (とん, ton), “‘mass’”)

[edit] Noun

布団 (hiragana ふとん, romaji futon)

1. futon, a Japanese style mattress and duvet used in tatami rooms.

   布団を敷く。

   ふとんをしく。

   Futon o shiku.

   To make the bed.

   布団をあげる。

   ふとんをあげる。

   Futon o ageru.

   Put away the bedding.

[edit] Usage notes

• 布団 refers to the mattress itself, which in Japan is the entire bed – there is no wooden bed frame as in Western beds or Western-style futons.

[edit] Alternative forms

• 蒲団

[edit] References

• The Oxford Starter Japanese Dictionary. ISBN 0-19-860197-2