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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tatami

/təˈtɑːmi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.24 in modern English

Syllables
tata-mi
IPA
/təˈtɑːmi/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Straw matting, in a standard size, used as a floor covering in Japanese houses.

noun

A unit of area equal to a standard-sized tatami mat, approximately 1.65 square metres.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 畳 (tatami).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

tatamis (plural)

Derived Forms

tatamied

Questions

How do you pronounce tatami?
The recorded pronunciation is /təˈtɑːmi/.
What does tatami mean?
Straw matting, in a standard size, used as a floor covering in Japanese houses.
Where does tatami come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

How to pronounce tatami

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