畳 (Jou) is a Japanese counter meaning “tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)”.
Meanings
- countertatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
Examples
彼は畳の上に大の字になった。
He lay on the mat at full length.
畳に座っていたので足が痛い。
My legs ache from sitting on tatami.
１０人用の畳の部屋はありますか。
Do you have a tatami room for ten people?
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).