じょ

noun

  1. four and a half tatami mats, four-and-a-half-mat room.
  2. small room esp. for assignations.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
じょ
四畳半 よじょうはん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

four
よん シ よ (1st, N5)
box, box or enclosure radical (no. 31)
イ コク (Kentei 1)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)
tatami mat, counter for tatami mats, fold
たた.む たたみ ジョウ (7th, N2)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
suitable, right, fitting
ギ よろ.しい
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
moreover, also, furthermore
か.つ ショ ソ (9th, N1)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
half, middle, odd number
ハン なか.ば は (2nd, N5)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)