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布団

futon

Description

布団は、寝る時に使う日本の寝具です。

A 布団 is Japanese bedding used for sleeping.

夜は床に布団をしいて寝て、朝はたたんでかたづけます。

At night, you spread a 布団 on the floor to sleep, and in the morning you fold and put it away.

Meanings

布団futon

Japanese bedding: a mattress or quilt laid on the floor

寒いから、布団に入って寝ます。

It's cold, so I'll get into bed and sleep.

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Notes

  • Etymology

    布 (cloth) + 団 (round/mass), originally a round stuffed cushion.

  • Nuance

    A futon is laid on the floor and folded away, unlike a permanent Western bed.

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