also: ちろ
sunken hearth; fireplace dug into the floor
A traditional Japanese hearth built into the floor or ground, similar to an 囲炉裏 (irori). Used for heating and cooking.
See also: 囲炉裏
The family gathered around the sunken hearth to keep warm.
An old private house still has a sunken hearth.
We gathered around the sunken hearth to warm ourselves.
They cooked by burning firewood in the sunken hearth.
place; point; part; spot; area; passage; portion · counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
Standard kanji form for a sunken hearth; reading じろ is more common.
Alternate reading; less common than じろ.
Compound of 地 (chi/ji, 'ground') and 炉 (ro, 'hearth'). The reading じろ is the more common on'yomi combination; ちろ is a less common variant.