畳

See also: 疊

畳 U+7573, 畳 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-7573 ← 畲 [U+7572] CJK Unified Ideographs 畴 → [U+7574]

Translingual

Traditional	疊
Shinjitai	畳
Simplified	叠

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

Shinjitai	畳
Kyūjitai	疊

Glyph origin

Japanese shinjitai Simplified from 疊 (畾 → 田). In current form 田 + 冝.

Kanji

畳

(common “Jōyō” kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 疊)

Readings

• Go-on: じょう (jō, Jōyō)^{←でふ (defu, historical)}
• Kan-on: ちょう (chō)^{←てふ (tefu, historical)}
• Kun: かさなる (kasanaru, 畳なる); かさねる (kasaneru, 畳ねる); たたむ (tatamu, 畳む, Jōyō); たたみ (tatami, 畳, Jōyō)
• Nanori: あき (aki)

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
畳
たたみ Grade: S
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
疊 (kyūjitai)

From 畳む (tatamu, “to fold”, verb).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) たたみ [tàtámí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ta̠ta̠mʲi]

Noun

畳(たたみ) • (tatami) 

1. tatami; a tatami mat
2. tatami; a unit of area, approximately 1.65 square metres.
3. repeat, duplicate
4. repetitious

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
畳
じょう Grade: S
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
疊 (kyūjitai)

From Middle Chinese 疊 (dep, “to fold”).

Counter

畳(じょう) • (-jō) ^{←でふ (defu)?}

1. tatami mats
2. 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

Kanji in this term
畳
たとう Grade: S
irregular

Alternative spelling
疊 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) たと​ー [tàtóꜜò] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [ta̠to̞ː]

Noun

畳(たとう) • (tatō) ^{←たたう (tatau)?}

1. Clipping of 畳紙 (tatōgami).

See also

• 和(わ)室(しつ) (washitsu, “Japanese-style room”)
• 布(ふ)団(とん) (futon, “futon, sleeping mattress”)