布団
ふとん · futon · JLPT N4 · noun
futon
🛏️ 布団 = cloth (布) + round bundle (団): a rolled-up cloth bundle
English borrowed futon straight from this word, so the sound is already familiar. 布 means cloth and 団 means a round lump or group: bedding that is folded into a bundle and stowed away each morning.
布 — hand 手 (as 𠂇) + cloth 巾
Originally a pictograph of woven cloth held in a hand, combining a hand element (𠂇) with 巾 'cloth/towel'. The core meaning 'cloth' was extended to 'spread out, display' (as cloth is unfurled), giving modern senses like 'announce' and 'arrange'.