シュミネ

noun

fireplace; mantelpiece

Refers to a fireplace or its mantelpiece, often in a Western-style room. The French loanword carries a slightly stylish or European nuance compared to 暖炉.

from French cheminée

See also: 暖炉 · マントルピース

• リビングのシュミネの上うえに家か族ぞく写しゃ真しんを飾かざっている。

  We display family photos on the mantelpiece in the living room.

• 冬ふゆはシュミネの前まえで暖あたたまりながら本ほんを読よむのが好すきだ。

  In winter, I like to read a book while warming myself in front of the fireplace.

noun

chimney (rock climbing)

Technical term in rock climbing for a narrow vertical cleft wide enough to climb inside. Compare with チムニー, which is the more common loanword for a building chimney.

See also: チムニー

• あのルートには難むずかしいシュミネがある。

  That route has a difficult chimney.