座布団

Japanese

座布団

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
座	布	団
ざ Grade: 6	ふ > ぶ Grade: 5	とん Grade: 5
goon	goon	tōon

Alternative spelling
座布團 (kyūjitai)

座 (ざ, za, “seat”) + 布 (ふ, fu, “cloth”) + 団 (とん, ton, “mass”)

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

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ざぶとん [zàbúꜜtòǹ] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [d͡za̠bɯ̟tõ̞ɴ]

Noun

座(ざ)布(ぶ)団(とん) • (zabuton) 

1. Japanese cushion

Related terms

• 座(すわ)る (suwaru): to sit
• 布(ふ)団(とん) (futon): futon, Japanese mattress and duvet

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
座	布	団
ざ Grade: 6	ふ > ぷ Grade: 5	とん Grade: 5
goon	goon	tōon

Alternative spelling
座布團 (kyūjitai)

Noun

座(ざ)布(ぷ)団(とん) • (zaputon) 

1. (dialect, Ibaraki) Japanese cushion