絨じゅう毯たん

じゅ

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ん

Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

noun

carpet; rug; runner

General term for a carpet, rug, or runner; can refer to both floor coverings and decorative textiles.

リビングに新あたらしい絨じゅう毯たんを敷しいた。
I laid a new carpet in the living room.
ペルシャ絨じゅう毯たんはとても高こう価

か

だ

。

Persian rugs are very expensive.

Written forms

絨じゅう毯たんUsage64%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
じゅうたんUsage30%
絨じゅう緞たんUsage5%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; learners will almost never encounter this.
ジュータンUsage1%
- ジュータン
  search-only kana form
- じゅうたん
  Search-only katakana form; the word is normally written in kanji or hiragana.
ジュウタンUsage1%
search-only kana form
Search-only katakana form; the word is normally written in kanji or hiragana.

Kanji

絨wool cloth
毯wool rug
緞damask

Similar words

カーペット
カーペット is a loanword from English 'carpet' and often refers to wall-to-wall carpeting or modern synthetic carpets, while 絨毯 can imply a more traditional, often hand-woven rug.
敷しき物もの
敷物 is a broader term for anything spread on the floor (mats, rugs, carpets), whereas 絨毯 specifically refers to a carpet or rug with a thick pile.

Etymology

The kanji 絨毯 are ateji (phonetically used characters) for the word じゅうたん, which is believed to derive from the Portuguese 'tapete' or possibly a Persian word via the Silk Road. The exact derivation is uncertain.