Translation guide
A container for burning incense, used in religious ceremonies or for fragrance. In Japanese contexts, it often refers to Buddhist or Shinto ritual objects.
A vessel for burning incense, typically used in religious settings.
The most common and general term for an incense burner or censer, used in Buddhist temples, Shinto shrines, and sometimes in homes.
お寺で大きな香炉を見ました。
I saw a large censer at the temple.
Can also refer to a small, personal incense burner used in tea ceremony or home altars.
茶室の香炉からいい香りがします。
A nice scent comes from the censer in the tea room.
A censer suspended from chains, often swung to disperse incense smoke, used in some Buddhist rituals or Christian churches.
Specifically a hanging censer, used in Buddhist ceremonies. Not as common as the stationary type.
僧侶が吊り香炉を揺らしながら歩いていました。
The monk was walking while swinging a hanging censer.
A rare term for a swinging censer, sometimes used in esoteric Buddhist rituals.
振り香炉は密教の儀式で使われます。
The swinging censer is used in esoteric Buddhist rituals.
A small censer with a handle, used for personal blessing or purification.
A hand-held censer with a long handle, used by Buddhist priests during ceremonies.
住職が柄香炉を持ってお経を唱えました。
The chief priest held a hand-held censer and chanted sutras.
A censer used primarily for aesthetic purposes, such as in traditional Japanese interiors or as an art piece.
Often made of ceramic, bronze, or iron, and displayed as an ornament even when not in use.
この香炉は江戸時代のものです。
This censer is from the Edo period.
In Japanese, '香炉' covers most types of censers. Specify '吊り香炉' for hanging types or '柄香炉' for hand-held ones if needed. In everyday conversation, simply '香炉' is sufficient.