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敷き布団 (しきぶとん, shikibuton) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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I spread the futon mattress on the tatami and sleep.
Since I bought a new futon mattress, my back pain has gone away.
Usage patterns 敷し き 布ぶ 団とん を 敷し く to spread out a futon mattress
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
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
In summer, just sleeping on top of the futon mattress is enough.
Related words 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.
Don't confuse with 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.
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.
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.
