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Japanese symbol for “mattress”

Romaji: mattoresu
mattress; mattress pad (under a futon)

In Japanese, mattress is (mattoresu).

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Meanings

  1. n mattress; mattress pad (under a futon)

Other Japanese words for “mattress”

WordReadingMeaning
しきぶとん shikibutonfuton (laid on the floor); (Japanese) mattress; underquilt
しとね shitonecushion; pillow; mattress

See also: Chinese symbol for “mattress”.

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.