四畳半 よじょうはん four and a half tatami mats #13,498 Meanings noun four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room small room esp. for assignations Its kanji 四 シ · よ、よ.つ、よっ.つ、よん four 畳 ジョウ、チョウ · たた.む、たたみ、かさ.なる tatami mat, counter for tatami mats, fold, shut up, do away with 半 ハン · なか.ば half, middle, odd number, semi-, part-