布団

• 読み: ふとん
• ローマ字: futon
• 漢字の分解: 布 (fu) — cloth, fabric; 団 (ton) — group, round
• 発音: /ɸɯ.toɴ/

意味

Futon; Japanese bedding. A mattress and duvet set laid on the floor for sleeping.

Central to traditional Japanese sleeping culture. A full set includes 敷き布団 (bottom mattress) and 掛け布団 (top duvet). Unlike Western beds, futons are folded and stored in the 押入れ (closet) each morning. The expression 布団を敷く means to lay out the futon, and 布団を畳む means to fold it up.

例文

1. 寝る前に布団を敷いてください。
2. 天気がいいのでベランダに布団を干した。
3. 冬は暖かい布団から出たくないです。

使い方ガイド

場面: home, sleeping, daily life

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 布 (cloth) and 団 (group, round). Originally referred to a round sitting cushion used by monks, later evolving to mean sleeping bedding.

文化的背景

時代: Traditional

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal