How to say "cushion" in Japanese

• クッションCommon
  nounThe common loanword for a cushion: a soft padded item for comfort, as on a chair or sofa. For the ordinary furniture sense of 'cushion', this is the word you want.
  二ふたつ折おりにしたクッションを枕代まくらがわりに、僕ぼくはフローリングの上うえにカーペットを敷しいただけの固かたい床ゆかへと横よこになる。↗

  Using a doubled-up cushion in place of a pillow I lie down on the hard wooden floor with nothing but a carpet spread over it.
• 褥しとね
  nounA less common word. It does mean 'cushion', but it is really a word for pillows and mattresses; for an ordinary cushion, クッション is the word you want.

Use the common loanword 「クッション」 for an ordinary cushion, such as on a chair or sofa; 褥, a less common word, is really a term for pillows and mattresses and is seldom the word you want for 'cushion'.

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• クッションcushion
• 褥しとねcushion