Memory phrase for the character: 畳

畳

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Meaning

tatami, mat, fold

Pronunciation

JŌ
tatami, tatamu

Explanation

 From top: field 田 (here: area), cover 冖, besides/moreover 且 (A pile of stones [= a stone cairn] where moreover stones are added.)

Mnemonic
 
An 'area' can be covered and they can be piled: folded tatami mats.

Radicals

田 rice field
冖 coverThe radical wakanmuri is seen as a cover, but sometimes also considered to be a table. (Other covers are: , 亠 )
且 pile of stones, besides




 Vocabulary

畳 たたみ  tatami mat (Japanese straw floor coverings)
畳む たたむ  to fold (clothes)

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