tatami
Straw matting, in a standard size, used as a floor covering in Japanese housesStraw matting, in a standard size, used as a floor covering in Japanese houses.
» My legs ache from sitting on tatami.
Meine Beine tun vom Sitzen auf der Tatami-Matte weh.
Meaning
2 sensesStraw matting, in a standard size, used as a floor covering in Japanese houses.
Tatami
тата́миtatámi
A unit of area equal to a standard-sized tatami mat, approximately 1.65 square metres.
Examples
8 sentencesMy legs ache from sitting on tatami.
deMeine Beine tun vom Sitzen auf der Tatami-Matte weh.
I'm already accustomed to sitting on tatami.
deIch habe mich schon daran gewöhnt, auf Tatami-Böden zu sitzen.
I am already accustomed to sitting on tatami.
deIch habe mich schon daran gewöhnt, auf Tatami-Böden zu sitzen.
Do you have a tatami room for ten people?
deHaben Sie ein Tatami-Zimmer für zehn Personen?
Understood why I am opposed to women on the tatami?
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Japanese 畳 (tatami).Borrowed from Japanese 畳 (tatami).
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Forms
plural: tatamis / tatamiWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular