畳 (dié) - Japanese tatami mat & counter for tatami mats
畳 · dié
Japanese tatami mat;
counter for tatami mats;
to fold;
to pile up;
to repeat.
Japanese tatami matcounter for tatami matsto fold
Usage highlights
tatami mattatami roomfold clothessixeightfold paper
Usage & contexts
Examples
- The room has six tatami mats (六畳の部屋).
- Please fold the clothes (服を畳んでください).
- This is a traditional Japanese room (畳の間).
- He repeated the same mistake (同じ失敗を畳んだ).
Collocations
- tatami mat(畳)
- tatami room(畳の間)
- fold clothes(服を畳む)
- six-mat room(六畳)
- eight-mat room(八畳)
- fold paper(紙を畳む)
Idioms
- To fold one's arms(腕を畳む)
- To close up shop(店を畳む)
- To be at a loss(途方に暮れる - related to 畳む in some contexts)
Cultural background
FAQ- 畳 is the standard Japanese counter for tatami mats, used to measure room sizes in traditional architecture.
- In Japan, room sizes are commonly described by the number of tatami mats (e.g., 六畳 for a six-mat room).
- The character represents the concept of folding and layering, extending to actions like folding clothes or closing businesses.