畳む

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: Spelling: 畳む. Reading: たたむ. Core meaning: to fold.
• Basic usage: Representative examples: 乾いたシャツをきれいに畳んで棚に入れた / 雨がやんだので、傘を畳む.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Folding clothes and umbrellas
  • 畳む covers neatly folding a shirt and closing and folding an umbrella. The flooring noun 畳 is different and is read たたみ.