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two-mat area

On-Yomi: ヘイ — Kun-Yomi: つぼ

Elements:

two-mat area, soil, dirt, ground, even, water-lily, lily pad

Heisig story:

This kanji belongs to an old Japanese system of measurement and indicates an area of about 36 square feet, or the area taken up by two tatami mats. Its elements: ground . . . water lily.

Koohii stories:

1) [taijuando] 28-6-2006(205): A two-mat area is just about as much ground as you will need for a lily pond.

2) [pmbeddall] 21-1-2008(114): A two-mat area is plenty of space for sleeping in a tent but you won't be comfortable unless the ground is even.

3) [Immacolata] 5-3-2006(30): A two-mat area is exactly how much ground a giant lilypad will cover.

4) [Spidercat] 27-2-2008(21): Place the two mats on the ground evenly to get a two-mat area.

5) [Weber] 21-2-2007(15): Since one full tatami mat's length is twice as long as its width, a two mat area would create an even, square floorspace: a somewhat more convenient unit of measuring the ground.

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