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Japanese symbol for “cushion”

Romaji: kusshon
cushion

In Japanese, cushion is (kusshon).

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Meanings

  1. n cushion
  2. n cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation

Other Japanese words for “cushion”

WordReadingMeaning
しとね shitonecushion; pillow; mattress

See also: Chinese symbol for “cushion”.

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.