Kanji 畳 tatami mat, counter for tatami mats, fold Related words 畳 is the traditional, general-purpose counter for tatami mats, while 帖 is the same reading and meaning but used mainly in real estate listings.
坪 measures land or floor area as a fixed unit (≈3.3 m²), while 畳 counts tatami mats and is used more informally to describe room size (1坪 ≈ 2畳 ).
Don't confuse with 帖 and 畳 can both serve as the counter for tatami mats (read じょう ), but 畳 is the standard, everyday kanji while 帖 is a rarer alternative spelling for the same counter.
畳 is the counter used to count tatami mats themselves, while 敷き follows a number+畳 to describe the size of a room (e.g., 六畳敷き ).
Written forms 畳じょう Usage 100%
Standard kanji form for the counter; also used for the noun 'tatami mat'.
ジョウ Usage <1%
Etymology From the noun 畳 (たたみ , 'tatami mat'), used as a counter. The reading じょう is the on'yomi of the kanji.
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