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tatami

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /təˈtɑːmi/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

Straw matting, in a standard size, used as a floor covering in Japanese houses.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A unit of area equal to a standard-sized tatami mat, approximately 1.65 square metres.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 畳 (tatami).

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 榻榻米 (tàtàmǐ) — straw matting in Japanese houses
  • Chinese Mandarin: 疊席 /叠席 (diéxí) — straw matting in Japanese houses
  • Czech: tatami — straw matting in Japanese houses
  • Esperanto: tatamo — straw matting in Japanese houses
  • Finnish: tatami — straw matting in Japanese houses
  • French: tatami — straw matting in Japanese houses
  • German: Tatami — straw matting in Japanese houses
  • Hungarian: tatami — straw matting in Japanese houses
  • Japanese: 畳 (tatami) — straw matting in Japanese houses
  • Japanese: たたみ (tatami) — straw matting in Japanese houses
  • Korean: 다다미 (dadami) — straw matting in Japanese houses
  • Marathi: तातामि (tātāmi) — straw matting in Japanese houses
  • Norwegian Bokmål: tatami — straw matting in Japanese houses
  • Norwegian Bokmål: tatamimatte — straw matting in Japanese houses
  • Persian: تاتامی (tâtâmi) — straw matting in Japanese houses
  • Portuguese: tatame — straw matting in Japanese houses
  • Russian: тата́ми (tatámi) — straw matting in Japanese houses
  • Serbo-Croatian: тата̀ми — straw matting in Japanese houses
  • Serbo-Croatian: tatàmi — straw matting in Japanese houses
  • Spanish: tatami — straw matting in Japanese houses