What is the Kanji for "Pile", "Tatami mat", and "Fold"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Pile", "Tatami mat", and "Fold", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Pile", "Tatami mat", and "Fold" is "畳".

This kanji has 3 readings:

Its kunyomi readings are "Tata" and "Tatami".

Its onyomi reading is "Jou".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The kanji "田" means "Rice field" and can be read as "Den" and "Ta". And The component "冝" .

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "畳" mean in japanese?

"畳" means "Pile", "Tatami mat", and "Fold".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N2 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

畳む: "Fold". The Japanese verb '畳む (たたむ)' means 'to fold'. It is used to describe the action of folding something, such as clothes, paper, or other flexible objects. This verb can be used in both formal and casual contexts. For example: She folded the towel - (彼女は towel を畳んだ). Please fold the clothes - (服を畳んでください).

畳: "Tatami". The Japanese noun '畳 (たたみ)' refers to a type of mat traditionally used as flooring in Japanese-style rooms. Tatami mats are typically made of woven soft rush straw and are known for their distinctive green color and rectangular shape. They are an integral part of Japanese architecture and interior design, and their use is deeply rooted in Japanese culture. For example: I sat down on the tatami - (畳の上に座った). There are tatami mats in the living room - (リビングに畳がある).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "じ" is read as "ji". The hiragana "う" is read as "u". The hiragana "た" is read as "ta". And The hiragana "み" is read as "mi".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.