cotton carpet; jute rug
A thick, hand-woven cotton or jute rug, often with intricate patterns. The term is a loanword from Chinese, written with ateji.
from Chinese
This cotton carpet is hand-woven and very durable.
部屋に緞通を敷くと、雰囲気が和らぎます。
Laying a jute rug in the room softens the atmosphere.
Standard ateji spelling for this type of rug.
Alternate ateji spelling, also encountered.
From Chinese 毯子 (tǎnzi), meaning 'blanket' or 'rug', adapted into Japanese with ateji characters 緞通 or 段通.