畳 (Kangxi radical 102,田+7, 12 strokes,cangjie input田月月一 (WBBM),four-corner60107,composition⿱田冝)
- Kangxi Dictionary:not present, would followpage 764, character 4
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 21875
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition):not present, would follow volume 4, page 2544, character 1
- Unihan data for U+7573
For pronunciation and definitions of畳 – see疊 (“tofold; tofold up; tofoldover in layers; topile up orstack in a more orderly fashion; to be piled up; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of疊). |
Japanese shinjitai simplified from疊 (畾 →田). In current form田 + 冝.
畳
(Jōyō kanji, shinjitai kanji,kyūjitai form疊)
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| 疊(kyūjitai) |
From畳む(tatamu,“tofold”,verb).
畳• (tatami)
- tatami; atatami mat
- tatami; a unit of area, approximately 1.65 square metres.
- repeat,duplicate
- repetitious
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| 疊(kyūjitai) |
FromMiddle Chinese疊(dep,“tofold”).
畳• (-jō) ←でふ(-defu)?
- tatamimats
- units ofarea as measured in tatami mats
The size of tatami traditionally differs between regions in Japan. SeeTatami § Size for more detail.
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畳• (tatō) ←たたう(tatau)?
- clipping of畳紙(tatōgami)