6-717: (Redirected from Youma ) [REDACTED] Look up yōma in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Yōma or Youma may refer to: Yōma (洋間), a Japanese architectural term for a room in Western style; see Washitsu Yōma (妖魔), one of several Japanese words for monster ; see Yaoguai Youma (town) (油麻镇), in Guiping, Guangxi, China Youma Diakite (born 1971), Malian model and television personality See also [ edit ] Yoma (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
12-413: A washitsu is measured by the number of tatami mats, using the counter word jō ( 畳 ), which, depending on the area, are between 1.5 m and 1.8 m . (See tatami .) Typical room sizes are six or eight tatami mats in a private home. There are also half-sized mats, as in a 4.5-tatami room. People sit directly on the tatami , on zabuton (a kind of cushion), or on special low chairs set on
18-477: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Washitsu A washitsu ( 和室 ) , meaning "Japanese-style room(s)", and frequently called a "tatami room" in English, is a Japanese room with traditional tatami flooring. Washitsu also usually have sliding doors ( fusuma ), rather than hinged doors between rooms. They may have shōji and, if
24-499: The particular room is meant to serve as a reception room for guests, it may have a tokonoma (alcove for decorative items). Traditionally, most rooms in a Japanese dwelling were in washitsu style. However, many modern Japanese houses have only one washitsu , which is sometimes used for entertaining guests, and most other rooms are Western-style. Many new construction Japanese apartments have no washitsu at all, instead using linoleum or hardwood floors. The size of
30-405: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Yōma . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yōma&oldid=1032531008 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
36-462: The tatami. For sleeping, a futon is laid out in the evening and folded away in the morning. Other furniture in a washitsu may include a low table at which a family may eat dinner or entertain guests, and a kotatsu , a particular type of low table that contains a heating element used in the wintertime, may also be provided. The kotatsu may be particularly important in winter as most Japanese homes do not have central heating . The antonym
#848151