布ふ団とん

noun

futon; Japanese bedding; mattress and duvet

Refers to Japanese-style bedding, especially a floor mattress and/or quilt used for sleeping. 敷き布団 is the mattress placed underneath, and 掛け布団 is the covering quilt or duvet.

See also: 敷き布団 · 掛け布団

• 寝ねる前まえに布ふ団とんを敷しいた。

  I laid out the futon before going to sleep.

• 朝あさ起おきたら、布ふ団とんをたたんで押おし入いれに入いれる。

  After getting up in the morning, I fold up the futon and put it in the closet.

noun

round Zen meditation cushion

Specialized and uncommon compared with the everyday bedding sense. In Buddhist or historical contexts it can refer to a round cushion for seated meditation, traditionally made from woven rush or similar plant material.

• 禅ぜんの文ぶん脈みゃくでは、「蒲ふ団とん」が坐ざ禅ぜんで使つかう丸まるい座ざ具ぐを指さすことがある。

  In Zen contexts, 蒲団 can refer to the round seat used for zazen meditation.