敷しき布ぶ団とん

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

noun

Japanese mattress; futon (laid on the floor); underquilt; sleeping mat

Refers to the bottom mattress of a traditional Japanese bedding set, placed directly on tatami or flooring. Contrasts with 掛け布団 (kakebuton), the top quilt.

Usage patterns

敷しき布ぶ団とんを敷しくto spread out a futon mattress
寝ねる前まえに敷しき布団ぶとんを敷しいた。
I spread out the futon mattress before going to sleep.
敷しき布ぶ団とんをたたむto fold up a futon mattress
起おきたらすぐに敷しき布団ぶとんをたたんだ。
As soon as I got up, I folded up the futon mattress.
敷しき布ぶ団とんの上うえに寝ねるto sleep on top of a futon mattress
夏なつは敷しき布団ぶとんの上うえに寝ねるだけで十じゅう分ぶんだ。
In summer, just sleeping on top of the futon mattress is enough.

Kanji

敷spread, pave, sit
布linen, cloth, spread
団group, association

Related words

布ふ団とんN5
布団 is the general word for Japanese bedding and can mean either piece or the whole set, while 敷き布団 specifically names the bottom mattress.
敷しき
敷き布団 is the full term for the mattress laid on the floor for sleeping, while 敷き is a shortened, colloquial form of the same word.

Opposites

掛かけ布ぶ団とん
敷き布団 is the bottom mattress laid on the floor, while 掛け布団 is the top quilt that covers the sleeper.

Don't confuse with

マットレス
マットレス refers to a thick Western-style mattress used on a bed frame, while 敷き布団 is the thinner, foldable Japanese mattress laid directly on the floor.
布ふ団とんN5
敷き布団 is specifically the mattress-like pad laid on the floor, whereas 布団 can mean the whole bedding set or either piece.

Counted with

枚まいN3
Used because a shikibuton (bottom mattress) is a flat bedding item counted with 枚.

Built from

敷しく+布ふ団とん

Written forms

敷しき布ぶ団とん
Standard spelling with okurigana; the most common written form.
敷しき布ぶ団とん
Less common variant without okurigana; still encountered.

Etymology

Compound of 敷き (shiki, 'spreading', from verb 敷く) + 布団 (futon, 'bedding'). The kanji 布団 literally means 'cloth roll' or 'cloth group', referring to the traditional padded bedding.