zabuton; floor cushion
A flat, usually rectangular cushion used for sitting or kneeling on tatami floors. Often used when sitting in seiza or cross-legged.
座布団を敷いて正座する。
I sit in seiza on a zabuton.
Please prepare zabuton in the guest room.
I spread out a cushion on the tatami and sat down.
I offered the guest a cushion to sit on.
My grandfather always sits on a cushion to read the newspaper.
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