畳む

たたむ

Meanings

1. Godan verb, Transitive to fold (clothes, umbrella)
2. to close (a shop, business)
3. to vacate

Kanji

• 畳 fold. Read as たたむ.

Example sentences

• ひどい赤字だったので彼らは店をたたんだ。
  They were deep in the red and closed up shop.
• 店はたたまれ、それっきりだった。
  The store closed down for good.
• 彼女はタオルをきれいにたたみ、それを物入れに仕舞った。
  She folded up the towels and put them away in the cupboard.
• 彼は商売をたたんで引退した。
  He sold his business and retired.
• 彼らは店をたたんで町を出た。
  They closed up shop and left town.

Common phrases

• 店をたたむ (みせをたたむ) to close down a business
• 会社を畳む

Words containing 畳む

• 畳み込み (たたみこみ) convolution
• 畳み掛ける (たたみかける) to give no leeway
• 畳み込む (たたみこむ) to fold in

And 7 more.

Word lists

• JLPT N2

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