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Where does “畳” come from?

畳 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 畳む — fold, especially fold clothes; close down a shop...

畳 (Japanese): tatami; a tatami mat; repeat, duplicate;...

Definitions

  1. tatami; a tatami mat; repeat, duplicate;...

Ancestry of “畳”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese畳むfold, especially fold clothes; close down a shop...

Words derived from “畳”

  • tatami
  • tatami
  • татами
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