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Kanji Detail for 苫 - "reed mat"
苫
- Meaning
苫 means "reed mat."
Reed mat - A mat made from sedge or reeds.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
rush matting
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
rush or straw matting
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
straw mat; thatch
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
rush or straw matting
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
A type of cogon grass. Hence weaving cogon to cover houses is called 苫. Also used by mourners as mats. Like today's straw cushions. People in mourning for parents within a hundred days are said to be 在苫 (in mourning).
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