畳む

• 読み: たたむ
• ローマ字: tatamu
• 漢字の分解: 畳 (jou/tatami/tatamu) — fold, tatami mat, layer
• 発音: /ta.ta.mɯ/

意味

To fold; to put away. Commonly used for folding clothes, closing umbrellas, or shutting down a business.

A Group 1 (godan) transitive verb. Most commonly used for folding clothes (服を畳む) and closing umbrellas (傘を畳む). Also used figuratively for closing a business (店を畳む). The kanji 畳 also reads たたみ and refers to tatami mats, connecting the concept of layering and folding.

例文

1. 洗濯物を畳んでタンスにしまった。
2. 雨がやんだので傘を畳んだ。
3. 彼は長年続けた店を畳むことにした。

使い方ガイド

場面: household, daily life, business

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

The kanji 畳 depicts layers of rice paddies (田) stacked together. The original meaning was 'to layer/stack,' which evolved into 'to fold.' The connection to tatami mats comes from their layered construction.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal