ふとん

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of ふとん – see the following entries.

【布団】 [noun] [from early-mid 1200s] (Buddhism, specifically Zen) a round cushion made of woven bulrush leaves, used for zazen seated Zen meditation [noun] [from 1592] short for 座布団 (zabuton, “seat / sitting cushion”) [noun] [from 1638] (most common sense in modern usage) traditional Japanese-style bedding, more specifically the 敷布団 (shiki-buton, “mattress”, literally “spreading / laying-down futon”) or 掛け布団 (kake-buton, “duvet or quilt”, literally “covering futon”), or a set of both, spread directly on a tatami floor Alternative spelling 蒲団

【蒲団】 [noun] round cushion used for Zen meditation [noun] rectangular cushion for sitting on the floor [noun] alternative form of 布団 (futon)

(This term, ふとん (futon), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)