座布団

Japanese
座布団

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
座 布 団
ざ
Grade: 6		 ふ > ぶ
Grade: 5		 とん
Grade: 5
goon goon tōon
Alternative spelling
座布團 (kyūjitai)

座 (ざ, za, “seat”) + 布 (ふ, fu, “cloth”) + 団 (とん, ton, “mass”)

The futon reading for 布団 changes to buton as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ざぶ​とん [zàbúꜜtòǹ] (Nakadaka – [2])
  • IPA(key): [d͡za̠bɯ̟ᵝtõ̞ɴ]

Noun

座(ざ)布(ぶ)団(とん) • (zabuton) 

  1. Japanese cushion

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
座 布 団
ざ
Grade: 6		 ふ > ぷ
Grade: 5		 とん
Grade: 5
goon goon tōon
Alternative spelling
座布團 (kyūjitai)

Noun

座(ざ)布(ぷ)団(とん) • (zaputon) 

  1. (dialect, Ibaraki) Japanese cushion
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