Washitsu

(doors). A , meaning "Japanese-style room(s)", and frequently called a "tatami room" in English, is a Japanese room with traditional tatami flooring. also usually have sliding doors ( ), rather than hinged doors between rooms. They may have and, if the particular room is meant to serve as a reception room for guests, it may have a (alcove for decorative items). Traditionally, most rooms in a Japanese dwelling were in style. However, many modern Japanese houses have only one , which is sometimes used for entertaining guests, and most other rooms are Western-style. Many new construction Japanese apartments have no at all, instead using linoleum or hardwood floors. The size of a is measured by the number of tatami mats, using the counter word ( ), which, depending on the area, are between 1.5 m¹ 2 and 1.8 m 2 . (See tatami.) Typical room sizes are six or eight tatami mats in a private home. There are also half-sized mats, as in a 4.5-tatami room. People sit directly on the , on (a kind of cushion), or on special low chairs set on the tatami (zaisu). For sleeping, a futon is laid out in the evening and folded away in the morning. Other furniture in a may include a low table at which a family may eat dinner or entertain guests, and a , a particular type of low table that contains a heating element used in the wintertime, may also be provided.…

(doors).]] A , meaning "Japanese-style room(s)", and frequently called a "tatami room" in English, is a Japanese room with traditional tatami flooring. also usually have sliding doors ( ), rather than hinged doors between rooms. They may have and, if the particular room is meant to serve as a reception room for guests, it may have a (alcove for decorative items). Traditionally, most rooms in a Japanese dwelling were in style. However, many modern Japanese houses have only one , which is sometimes used for entertaining guests, and most other rooms are Western-style. Many new construction Japanese apartments have no at all, instead using linoleum or hardwood floors. The size of a is measured by the number of tatami mats, using the counter word ( ), which, depending on the area, are between 1.5 m 2 and 1.8 m 2 . (See tatami.) Typical room sizes are six or eight tatami mats in a private home. There are also half-sized mats, as in a 4.5-tatami room. People sit directly on the , on (a kind of cushion), or on special low chairs set on the tatami (zaisu). For sleeping, a futon is laid out in the evening and folded away in the morning. Other furniture in a may include a low table at which a family may eat dinner or entertain guests, and a , a particular type of low table that contains a heating element used in the wintertime, may also be provided. The kotatsu may be particularly important in winter as most Japanese homes do not have central heating. The antonym is ( ), meaning "Western-style room(s)". Another term for is ( ), and the corresponding term for is ( ).

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