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暖炉 (だんろ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Meanings 1
noun
fireplace ; hearth ; stove
Refers to an indoor structure for an open fire, typically built into a wall. Can also refer to a heating stove in some contexts, but primarily a fireplace.
Written forms 暖だん 炉ろ Usage 95%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency in news and general use.
煖だん 炉ろ Usage 4%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.
ダンロ Usage 1%
This house has a large fireplace.
warmth
Similar words ストーブ ストーブ usually refers to a portable or standalone heating stove (kerosene, electric, etc.), while 暖炉 is a built-in fireplace or hearth.
囲い 炉ろ 裏り 囲炉裏 is a traditional Japanese sunken hearth, often found in old farmhouses, while 暖炉 is a Western-style fireplace.
Etymology Compound of 暖 (dan, 'warm') + 炉 (ro, 'hearth, furnace'). The spelling 煖炉 uses a variant kanji for 'warm' that is now rare.
