プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
たたみ【畳】
tatami; a tatami mat
説明
Tatami mats are used for flooring Japanese-style rooms. The core is made of compacted rice straw and the surface is covered with woven rush. One tatami mat measures about 3 feet wide and 6 feet long, with a thickness of about 2 inches. Although there are regional variations, each mat is always twice as long as it is wide. It is common to measure the size of a room by the number of tatami mats in it: a 6 jo (or six-mat) room, an 8 jo room, and so on. Worn mats can be dealt with by reversing the rush covering, or by changing the covering for completely fresh rush.（意訳：わらを縫い固めた畳床(たたみどこ)をいぐさで編んだ畳表で覆ったもので，和室に敷く．普通のサイズは一間×半間で，６畳，８畳のように畳の数で部屋の広さを言う．表面が汚れてしまったら畳表を裏返ししたり，取り替えたりすることもできる）
畳の縁
a tatami border
畳の目
the grain [weave] of a tatami mat
床に畳を敷いた
We covered the floor with tatami.
畳の表替えをする
re-cover the tatami／renew the surface of a tatami mat
畳の上で死ぬ
die in one's bed; die a natural death
畳鰯(いわし)
a sheet of dried sardines
畳表
the surface of a tatami mat
畳替え
re-covering tatami
畳針
a tatami needle; a long thick needle for making tatami
畳屋
a tatami-maker