English Dictionary

futon

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈfuːtɒn/

名詞

A thin mattress of tufted cotton or similar material, placed on a floor or on a raised, foldable frame as a bed. / A round cushion used for Zen meditation, traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves.

日本語の意味

布団：畳や床に敷いて使用する薄いマットレスおよび掛け布団のセット。 / 座禅用の円形座布団：禅の瞑想などで使用される、丸い形状のクッション。

I spread my futon on the tatami floor before going to sleep, then folded it up in the morning.

寝る前に畳の床に布団を敷き、朝にはそれをたたみました。

意味（1）

A thin mattress of tufted cotton or similar material, placed on a floor or on a raised, foldable frame as a bed.

The Japanese bed is the floor, with a wooden box under the neck for a pillow and a futon for a covering. To the foreigner the Japanese landlord allows five or six futons, or cotton-wadded comforters, and they make a tolerable mattress, although not springy, and rather apt to be damp and musty.

意味（2）

A round cushion used for Zen meditation, traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves.

意味（3）

A sofa-bed typically lacking a back or armrests.

I was 18 years old, sleeping on a futon, cooking on a George Foreman grill and showering at a friend's house every few days.

futons （ plural ）