掛(か)け布団(ぶとん)

かけぶとん
noun
comforter; duvet; top futon
furniture
1. comforter; duvet; quilt; top futon
The blanket-like covering used on top of the body when sleeping, as opposed to the mattress (敷(し)き布団(ぶとん)) underneath.
冬(ふゆ)は厚(あつ)い掛(か)け布団(ぶとん)を使(つか)う。
I use a thick comforter in winter.
掛(か)け布団(ぶとん)を干(ほ)してふかふかにした。
I aired out the comforter to make it fluffy.
羽毛(うもう)掛(か)け布団(ぶとん)は軽(かる)くて暖(あたた)かい。
A down comforter is light and warm.

掛(か)け布団(ぶとん) is the covering layer of Japanese bedding — the quilt, comforter, or duvet that goes over the sleeper.

Formation: 掛(か)け, from 掛(か)ける 'to hang or drape over,' + 布団(ぶとん). Literally the 'draping futon,' as against the 敷(し)き布団(ぶとん) or 'spread-out futon' underneath. The pair is the basic division of a futon set: one to lie on, one to lie under.

Collocations

  • 掛(か)け布団(ぶとん)を掛(か)ける: to put the comforter over oneself
  • 掛(か)け布団(ぶとん)を干(ほ)す: to air the comforter, typically over a balcony rail on a fine day
  • 羽毛(うもう)掛(か)け布団(ぶとん): down comforter
  • 夏(なつ)掛(か)け布団(ぶとん): a thin summer comforter

Related words

Related Words

Compare: 敷(し)き布団(ぶとん) (mattress futon)
Related: 布団(ふとん) (futon)
Compare: 敷布団(しきぶとん) (written 敷布団)
Compare: 毛布(もうふ) (blanket)
Compare: タオルケット (towel blanket)
Compare: 夜着(よぎ) (padded sleeping kimono)
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Added 2026.1.18 22:35 · Revised 2026.9.2 12:02
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