(じゅうたん)

じゅうたん
noun
carpet
1. carpet; rug
carpet; rug
絨毯(じゅうたん)(うえ)(すわ)って(ほん)()んだ。
I sat on the carpet and read a book.
ペルシャ絨毯(じゅうたん)高価(こうか)(うつく)しい。
Persian carpets are expensive and beautiful.
絨毯(じゅうたん)()(もの)をこぼしてしまった。
I spilled a drink on the carpet.
(あたら)しい絨毯(じゅうたん)()いたら、部屋(へや)雰囲気(ふんいき)がずいぶん()わった。
When I laid a new carpet, the atmosphere of the room changed quite a bit.
子供(こども)がいる(いえ)では、絨毯(じゅうたん)()いておくと(ころ)んでも(いた)くないので安心(あんしん)だ。
In homes with children, having a carpet laid down is reassuring because it doesn't hurt when they fall.

絨毯(じゅうたん) refers to thick woven floor coverings, typically wall-to-wall carpets or large decorative rugs. Also commonly written in katakana as じゅうたん.

Related terms:

  • カーペット (carpet - loanword, more casual)
  • ラグ (smaller rug)
  • マット (mat)
  • 敷物(しきもの) (general term for floor coverings)

Common expressions:

  • 絨毯(じゅうたん)()く (lay/spread a carpet)
  • 絨毯(じゅうたん)掃除機(そうじき)掃除(そうじ)する (vacuum the carpet)
  • (あか)絨毯(じゅうたん) (red carpet)