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こたつ掛け (こたつがけ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

こたつがけ

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Meanings

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noun

kotatsu cover; quilt for kotatsu

usually written using kana alone

A thick futon or cloth placed over the kotatsu frame to trap heat; often used together with the tabletop board.

寒さむくなったので、こたつ掛がけを出だした。
It got cold, so I took out the kotatsu cover.
このこたつ掛がけは厚あつ手でで暖あたたかい。
This kotatsu quilt is thick and warm.

Written forms

こたつ掛がけ
Common mixed kana-kanji spelling; usually written in kana.
炬こ燵たつ掛がけ
Full kanji spelling using 炬燵 for kotatsu; rare and mainly found in older or formal contexts.
炬こ燵たつ掛がけ
Abbreviated kanji spelling omitting the okurigana け; very rare.
火燵掛こたつがけ
Alternate kanji spelling using 火燵 for kotatsu; rare.

Kanji

炬

torch, signal fire

燵foot warmer, (kokuji)

掛hang, suspend, depend

火fire

Similar words

こたつ
こたつ is the heated table itself; こたつ掛け is specifically the cover or quilt placed over it.
こたつ布ぶ団とん
こたつ布団 is a more common synonym for the kotatsu quilt; こたつ掛け is slightly less frequent but still widely understood.

Etymology

Compound of こたつ (kotatsu, heated table) and 掛け (covering, from 掛ける 'to hang/cover'). The kanji spellings use 炬燵 or 火燵 for kotatsu, but the word is usually written in kana.