Japanese symbol for “comforter”
掛け布団
かけぶとん
Romaji: kakebuton
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt
In Japanese, comforter is 掛け布団, read かけぶとん (kakebuton).
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Meanings
- n duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown
Written forms: 掛け布団、掛布団、かけ布団、掛けぶとん. Readings: かけぶとん.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 掛け | かけ kake | credit |
| 仕掛け | しかけ shikake | device; contrivance; mechanism |
| 掛ける | かける kakeru | to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to suspend (from) |
| 掛け軸 | かけじく kakejiku | hanging scroll |
| 掛かる | かかる kakaru | to take (a resource, e.g. time or money) |
| 掛け声 | かけごえ kakegoe | shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!") |
| 財布 | さいふ saifu | wallet; purse; coin purse |
| 配布 | はいふ haifu | distribution |
| 団体 | だんたい dantai | group; party; team |
See also: Chinese symbol for “comforter”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.