四畳半
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 四 | 畳 | 半 |
| よ Grade: 1 | じょう Grade: S | はん Grade: 2 |
| yutōyomi | ||
Etymology
四 (yo, “four”) + 畳 (jō, “tatami”, counter) + 半 (han, “half”)
Pronunciation
- Yutōyomi
- (Tokyo) よじょーはん [yòjóꜜòhàǹ] (Nakadaka – [2])
- IPA(key): [jo̞ʑo̞ːhã̠ɴ]
Noun
四畳半 (hiragana よじょうはん, rōmaji yojōhan, historical hiragana よでふはん)
- a layout of four full-sized and one half-sized tatami for a Japanese-style room