Translation guide
A fireplace is a structure for containing a fire, typically indoors. In Japanese, the word depends on the type: a Western-style open hearth, a traditional Japanese sunken hearth, or a portable heater.
A built-in structure with a chimney for an open fire, common in Western homes.
The standard word for a Western-style fireplace. Used for heating and ambiance.
I like reading a book in front of the fireplace.
This house has a large fireplace.
Loanword from English, used in design or real estate contexts, but less common than 暖炉.
The living room has a fireplace.
A traditional Japanese open hearth set into the floor, used for heating and cooking.
A traditional sunken hearth, often found in old Japanese farmhouses. It is a cultural symbol of rustic life.
Old folk houses had an irori hearth.
We ate around the irori hearth.
A movable device that burns fuel for heat, sometimes called a fireplace in English.
Refers to a heating stove (wood, oil, gas). Not a built-in fireplace, but often used when English speakers might say 'fireplace' for a free-standing unit.
In winter, we use a wood-burning stove.
A Russian-style masonry stove/heater, sometimes translated as 'fireplace'. Rare and specific.
火事 means 'fire' as in a destructive fire, not a fireplace. Never use it for a fireplace.
暖炉 is a Western-style fireplace built into a wall with a chimney. 囲炉裏 is a traditional Japanese sunken hearth in the floor. Use 暖炉 for modern homes, 囲炉裏 for historical or rural settings.
In Hokkaido, there are houses with a pechka stove.