座布団

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term

Grade: 6
ふ > ぶ
Grade: 5
(ateji)
とん
Grade: 5
goon goon tōon
Alternative spelling
座布團 (kyūjitai)

Compound of () (za, seat) + 布団(ふとん) (futon, futon). The futon reading for 布団 changes to buton as an instance of rendaku ((れん)(だく)).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) とん [zàbúꜜtòǹ] (Nakadaka – [2])
  • IPA(key): [d͡za̠bɯ̟tõ̞ɴ]

Noun

()()(とん) • (zabuton

  1. Japanese cushion
See also

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term

Grade: 6
ふ > ぷ
Grade: 5
とん
Grade: 5
goon goon tōon
Alternative spelling
座布團 (kyūjitai)

Noun

()()(とん) • (zaputon

  1. (dialect, Ibaraki) Japanese cushion

References