Where does “tatami” come from?
tatami (English) comes from Japanese 畳, from Japanese 畳む — fold, especially fold clothes; close down a shop...
tatami (English): straw matting, in a standard size, used as a...
Definitions
- straw matting, in a standard size, used as a...
Ancestry of “tatami”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 畳 | tatami; a tatami mat; repeat, duplicate;... |
| 2 | Japanese | 畳む | fold, especially fold clothes; close down a shop... |