布団
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 布 | 団 |
| ふ Grade: 5 |
とん Grade: 5 |
| on'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 布團 (kyūjitai) |
Alternative forms
Etymology
布 (ふ, fu, “cloth”) + 団 (とん, ton, “mass”)
This kanji spelling is an example of ateji (当て字).
Pronunciation
Noun
- futon, a Japanese style mattress and duvet used in tatami rooms.
- 布団を敷く。
- 布団をあげる。
- Futon o ageru.
- Put away the bedding.
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.
Descendants
Descendants
References
- 2000, Jonathan Bunt, Gillian Hall, The Oxford Starter Japanese Dictionary, First Edition, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN
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