畳

• 読み: じょう
• ローマ字: jou
• 漢字の分解: 畳 (jō/tatami) — tatami, fold, layer
• 発音: /dʑoː/

意味

A tatami mat counter; a unit for measuring room size. One 畳 equals the area of one standard tatami mat.

As a counter (じょう), it measures room size in tatami mat units. A standard tatami is approximately 1.8m by 0.9m. Japanese rooms are described by their tatami count, such as 六畳 (roku-jō, 6 tatami) or 八畳 (hachi-jō, 8 tatami). When read as たたみ, it refers to the mat itself. Essential for understanding Japanese housing.

例文

1. 私の部屋は六畳です。
2. 八畳の和室でお茶を飲みました。
3. この部屋は四畳半しかありません。

使い方ガイド

場面: housing, real estate, traditional rooms

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From the verb 畳む (tatamu, to fold). Tatami mats were originally foldable and portable. The kanji 畳 contains 田 (field) stacked, suggesting layers.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal