Vocabulary What does ~畳 (~じょう) mean? ~畳 (~じょう, ~jou) means tatami mat count, room size (suffix). Quick factsReading~じょうRomaji~jouLevel (estimated, JLPT framework)N2 ~畳~じょうN2 · estimated, JLPT framework~joutatami mat count, room size (suffix)Example sentencesこの部屋(へや)は6畳(じょう)です。This room is 6 tatami mats in size.8畳(じょう)の和室(わしつ)があります。There is an 8-tatami-mat Japanese-style room.Kanji in this word畳tatami mat; folding, stacking