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01 FL 010 木近家, 01 FL 015 Japanese-style room, 720 NCEA Kanji Level 2, Obentō 02-136

Kanji 木近家

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01 FL 015 Japanese-style room, 501 Counters, Grammar, KD 2-077 Zabutons, KD 4-089 Counting Cushions, Mirai 2-115, Teacher resources Level 5

501 Zabuton 座布団　ざぶとん

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よんまいのざぶとん

yonmai no zabuton

four zabuton cushions

よんまいのざぶとん

yonmai no zabuton

four zabuton cushions

じゅうまいのざぶとん

jūmai no zabuton

ten zabuton cushions

にまいのざぶとん

nimai no zabuton

two zabuton cushions

よんまいのざぶとん

yonmai no zabuton

four zabuton cushions

にまいのざぶとん

nimai no zabuton

two zabuton cushions

いちまいのざぶとん

ichimai no zabuton

one zabuton cushion

いちまいのドーナツ

ichimai no dōnatsu

one doughnut (cushion)

ろくまいのざぶとん

rokumai no zabuton

six zabuton cushions

いちまいのざぶとん

ichimai no zabuton

one zabuton cushion

ごまいのざぶとんのいす

gomai no zabuton no isu

five zabuton cushions chair

なんまいものざぶとんのカバー

nanmai no zabuton no kabaa

how ever many cushion covers

いちまいのざぶとんにすわっています

ichimai no zabuton ni suwatte imasu

sitting on one cushion

funny

いちまい!

ichimai!

one!

a rakugo story teller

ざぶとんにすわっています

zabuton ni suwatte imasu

sitting on a cushion

smart cat

さんまいのざぶとん

sanmai no zabuton

three cushions

pup is still learning…

いちまいのざぶとんをさがしています

ichimai no zabuton o sagashite imasu

looking for one cushion

old dog, old trick

にまいのざぶとんにねています

nimai no zabuton ni nete imasu

sleeping on two cushions

musical cushions!

なんまいも!

nanmai mo!

how ever many!

oh, what fun – anyone can play!

じゅうさんまいのざぶとんのゲーム

jūsanmai no zabuton no geemu

thirteen zabuton cushions game

ざぶとん

いちまい ichimai
にまい nimai
さんまい sanmai
よんまい yonmai
ごまい gomai
ろくまい rokumai
ななまい nanamai
はちまい hachimai
きゅうまい kyūmai
じゅうまい jūmai

What to do with a zabuton:

http://tsuchinokohonpo.blog93.fc2.com/blog-date-201003.html

01 FL 015 Japanese-style room, Mirai 2-061, Obentō 01-063, Paper

Shoji しょうじ

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01 FL 015 Japanese-style room, Customs Culture, KD 3-063 Sleeping, KD 4-088 Japanese Home, Mirai 2-054, Mirai 2-089, Obentō 01-063, Obentō 02-022

Tatami 　たたみ

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Tatami たたみ

Note the standard size of tatami. This means that all rooms in a house must be designed according to standardised measurements, otherwise the tatami wouldn’t fit. Rooms are measured according to the number of tatami in the space: six-tatami room, four-and-a-half-tatami room etc. The counter for tatami is jō じょう.

The soft green colour indicates that these are new tatami. With age they discolour to brown. Of course, after a few years one could turn the tatami mats upside down, so you have another lease of life out of your flooring. We wonder if it would be possible to turn western carpet upside down for another few years of usage?! There’s an idea!

Often people put (news)paper directly under the tatami just to cut out any small draughts.

Try not to walk on the edges as this would speed up wear and tear.

にほんま　nihonma　日本間
or
わしつ　washitsu　和室　

Japanese-style room

eight-tatami room

There is a standardised pattern for laying out tatami.

The little square on the left is where the hibachi would be, should the owners wish to have a traditional Japanese tea ceremony. Furniture would be moved out of the way and zabuton could be brought in to sit on. Of course, the room could also be used for futon.

A mixture of the modern and the traditional. The square under the table could be removed to show an enclosed pit, in which one could dangle the legs when sitting at the table. (See kotatsu).

These days hard foam is an easy substitute

ざいす　zaisu
chair for tatami matting

Interesting internal link

Ryokan Japanese inn

Interesting external link

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatami

http://www.lamijapan.com/2012/06/making-tatami.html

01 FL 015 Japanese-style room, KD 4-089 Lounge, Mirai 2-056, Obentō 01-063, Obentō 02-137, Plants

Tokonoma　床の間　とこのま

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Tokonoma　床の間　とこのま

This is a very traditional Japanese-style room. Perhaps what is unusual is the double tokonoma spaces. Usually one is used as a おしいれ (oshiire), or storage space for ふとん (futon) bedding. However, the usual かけじく (scroll) and ぼんさい(bonsai plant) are there. The tatami is beautiful with the desk and the cushions (ざぶとん). Usually there would be soft cushions; in summer a cooler type may be used. On he right hand side one can just see the sliding door (ふすま). The light (でんき) is the typical neon light, which tends to stay on all day long!

Tokonoma　床の間　とこのま