tatami /təˈtɑːmi/ noun2 •Straw matting, in a standard size, used as a floor covering in Japanese houses.Heny Hankovitch, con guítar, / did a short Zen pray, / on his tatami in a relaxed lotos / fixin his mind on nuffin, rose-blue breasts, — 1964 •A unit of area equal to a standard-sized tatami mat, approximately 1.65 square metres. formstatamis