tatami

(noun)

Straw matting, in a standard size, used as a floor covering in Japanese houses.

Related Terms

  • tokonoma
  • sÅ«tra
  • fusuma

Examples of tatami in the following topics:

  • Shoin Rooms

    • One of the most noticeable changes in architecture to arise from the shoin came from the practice of lining floors with tatami mats.
    • Since tatami mats have a standardized size, the floor plans for shoin rooms had to be developed around the proportions of the tatami mat; this in turn affected the proportions of doors, the height of rooms, and other aspects of the structure.
    • Before the shoin popularized the practice of lining floors with tatami mats, it had been standard to only bring out a single tatami mat for the highest-ranking person in the room to sit on.
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