Japanese symbol for “duvet”

掛け布団

かけぶとん

Romaji: kakebuton

duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt

In Japanese, duvet 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

掛

hang, suspend, depend

on: カイ、ケイ
kun: か.ける、-か.ける、か.け、-か.け

11 strokes · JLPT 1

布

linen, cloth, spread

on: フ、ホ
kun: ぬの、し.く、きれ

5 strokes · JLPT 2

団

group, association

on: ダン、トン
kun: かたまり、まる.い

6 strokes · JLPT 2

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

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