Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of (じょう) in Japanese

JLPT 2
Kana Reading
じょう
Romaji
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    counter
    Meaning
    counter for tatami mats
    Example sentence
    大の字になった。 He lay on the mat at full length.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    measure of room size (in mat units)
    Example sentence
    に座っていたので痛い My legs ache from sitting on tatami.

Examples of 畳, じょう in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 2

12 strokes

tatami mat, counter for tatami mats, fold, shut up, do away with

On'Yomi: ジョウ, チョウ

Kun'Yomi: たた.む, たたみ, かさ.なる

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