四畳半 (よじょうはん) — four and a half tatami mats, four-and-a-half-mat room, small room esp. for assignations

Meanings

• four and a half tatami mats
• four-and-a-half-mat room
• small room esp. for assignations

Kanji UsedColors show the reading used in this word: blue = on’yomi (Chinese-derived), green = kun’yomi (native Japanese), purple = nanori (name readings), amber = jukujikun (whole-word readings). Uncolored tiles have no identified reading type.

• よ 四 four
• じょう 畳 tatami mat
• はん 半 half

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