# 畳 — Tatami Mat

Frequency rank 1442 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 逮 (Apprehend), less common than 軒 (House Counter).

- On’yomi: じょう
- Kun’yomi: たたみ
- Radical: 田 Field (Kangxi 102)
- Frequency path: Level XII of XX

A rice paddy on top, a hat in the middle, and the sun below — a rice paddy mat, shaped like a sun-dried hat, laid flat on the floor is a tatami mat.

In words:

- 畳 たたみ — Japanese straw mat
- 畳む たたむ — to fold (clothes)

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