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畳 means 'fold'
Additional readings
On チョウ
Kun かさなる
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Lower two components exist as a rare kanji, 冝
Find out how 畳 can represent both rigid tatami mats and foldable items. See how the mats relate to cobblestones, sardines, wives, and bald priests. Learn to discuss room size in terms of these mats, even if the room contains none. Read about formerly X-rated restaurant waiting rooms. And discover why two famous directors dissed documentaries, despite having made them.
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Components
⿱ 田 rice field ⿵ 冖 cover; covered 且 and another
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 畳 is used 8 times, read 3 ways (with 1 variation).
Across all words in Japanese, 畳 is used 63 times, read 3 ways (with 1 variation).
ジョウ
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たたみ
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noun
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings(click the word to view an additional 2 forms)
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たたむ
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2. to close (a shop, business) (often written with kana only)
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たたみ
(read as だたみ)
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