tatami mat

On-Yomi: ジョウ、チョウ — Kun-Yomi: たた.む、たたみ、かさ.なる

Koohii stories:

1) [DurablePants] 22-6-2006(322): The king is peacefully sleeping on his new tatami mat when all of a sudden a shelf falls over and kills him. You can see his crown poking out and the brains splatter out the top of his head from all the pressure.

2) [Raichu] 20-6-2007(74): Making tatami mats from rice field waste was Japan's crowning achievement, but for some reason other countries just shelved the idea.

3) [tryllid] 8-3-2009(72): Rice Field + Crown + Shelf: Tatami mats were used by everyone - from the workers in the Rice fields to the crown - and when they were not in used, they were put on the shelf.

4) [kumakuma] 16-7-2008(21): To rest on the tatami mat, he puts his BRAIN and CROWN on the SHELF. Dont forget to put it on again, when you leave!

5) [tristanthorn] 18-3-2009(14): After a hard days work in the rice field, the humble king hung his crown upon his shelf, curled up on his tatami mat, and slept.