Lingaku畳【じょう】
Frequency rank: 10,655. – 10,677.
- tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
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- 畳【じょう】Frequency rank: 10,655. – 10,677.
- じょうFrequency rank: 22,387. – 22,527.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- tatami mat (as a measure of room size)
This meaning refers to the traditional flooring material used in Japanese homes and also as a unit of measurement for room dimensions. Rooms are often sized in terms of the number of tatami mats they contain, which can indicate the room's area and can reflect its capacity.
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Example sentences
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Just reading a computer manual is like practicing swimming on dry land.
These straw mats, called "tatami" in Japanese, are no longer made by hand.
When they hear 'Japanese-style room,' most people probably think of a tatami room.
8. わたくし私と、どうりょう同僚とが、やま山のがけっぷち崖っぷちにたっている立っているこや小屋にひとしい等しいにけん二間の家ーーーにけん二間といって云っても、のぼりぐち上り口と、そのつぎ次と、ろくじょう六畳ににじょう二畳のいえ家にすんでいた住んでいた。たべる食べるものは、いも芋、ほしうお干魚、とうふ豆腐、さむい寒いやま山のうえ上なので、ふゆ冬になるといも芋がこおっている凍っている。
Me and my colleagues lived in a small 2 room cabin built on the edge of a cliff on the mountain. I say 2 rooms, but besides the entrance, there was a 6 by 2 tatami room. We ate potatoes, dried fish and tofu. Because we were on the top of a cold mountain, the potatoes would freeze during the winter.