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What is the Kanji for 'Tatami' and 'Fold up'? | 畳

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

The Japanese Kanji for 'Tatami' and 'Fold up' is 畳.

    kanji

    畳

    Meaning

    Tatami, Fold up

    Reading

    kunyomiたた

    tata

    たたみ

    tatami

    onyomiじょう

    jou

    Parts

    冝 田Rice field

    Example Word

    畳む: fold. The Japanese verb '畳む (たたむ)' means 'to fold'. This verb is commonly used when referring to folding objects such as clothes, paper, or other foldable items. It can also be used metaphorically to describe closing or ending something, such as a business or an event. For example: I folded the laundry「洗濯物を畳んだ」(せんたくものをたたんだ). She folded the letter and put it in the envelope「彼女は手紙を畳んで封筒に入れた」(かのじょはてがみをたたんでふうとうにいれた). The company decided to fold the project「会社はそのプロジェクトを畳むことにした」(かいしゃはそのプロジェクトをたたむことにした).

    Radical

    田

    Stroke Count

    12

    JLPT

    N2

    Grade

    7

    Frequency

    983

    Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji 畳

If you visually break down this kanji, you can see it is made up of 2 parts:

    component

    冝

    kanji

    田

    Meaning

    Rice field

Words Using 畳

This kanji is used in 2 words:

    word

    畳

    Meaning

    Tatami

    word

    畳む

    Meaning

    Fold

Kanji Related to 畳 Through the Part 田

These 26 kanji contain the part 田 as well.

    kanji

    細

    Meaning

    Slender

    kanji

    畑

    Meaning

    Field

    kanji

    果

    Meaning

    Fruit

    kanji

    里

    Meaning

    Hometown

    kanji

    捜

    Meaning

    Search

    kanji

    苗

    Meaning

    Seedling

    kanji

    胃

    Meaning

    Stomach

    kanji

    累

    Meaning

    Accumulate

    kanji

    魚

    Meaning

    Fish

    kanji

    雷

    Meaning

    Thunder, Lightning

    kanji

    町

    Meaning

    Town

    kanji

    思

    Meaning

    Think

    kanji

    界

    Meaning

    World

    kanji

    番

    Meaning

    Turn

    kanji

    異

    Meaning

    Rare, Different

    kanji

    畔

    Meaning

    Edge of, Shore

    kanji

    男

    Meaning

    Man

    kanji

    甲

    Meaning

    Armor, Shell

    kanji

    鼻

    Meaning

    Nose

    kanji

    畏

    Meaning

    Apprehensive

    kanji

    畿

    Meaning

    Capital, Suburbs of capital

    kanji

    略

    Meaning

    Abbreviation, Strategy

    kanji

    畜

    Meaning

    Livestock

    kanji

    奮

    Meaning

    Invigorated

    kanji

    曽

    Meaning

    Formerly

    kanji

    塁

    Meaning

    Base, Small fort

Learn the Kanji 畳

Let's make sure you fully understand this kanji.

What does 畳 mean?

畳 means 'Tatami' and 'Fold up'.

Japanese school students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while non-native learners often study it for the JLPT N2 exam.

To help you master this kanji, here's an interactive lesson where you'll practice its readings and meanings.