jō 畳

Keywords
Architecture
General Terms

Also written 帖.

1 A counter for screens *byōbu 屏風 and shields tate 盾 (see *tate 館).

2 A counter for pairs of curtains maku 幕.

3 A counter for the number of straw mats *tatami 畳 in a room, or the size of a room size based on the number of straw mats it will accommodate.