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tatami

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

ta4ta4mi3 • tàtàmǐ

Meaning


Primary

tatami

Alternatives

tatami mat

Hint

This is a transliteration of the Japanese word. This is one of many different transliterations.

Mnemonic


A 榻榻米 tatami is like a very very flat 榻 couch on one side attached to a very very flat 榻 couch on the other side, and it is all made from 米 rice straw.

Usage


請 脫鞋 再 踩 上 榻榻米。

Please take off your shoes before stepping onto the tatami.

我們 坐 在 榻榻米 上 喝茶。

We sat on the tatami and drank tea.

這 間 房間 的 榻榻米 有 淡淡 的 草香。

The tatami in this room has a faint grassy scent.