smokehole on a traditional hearth
Refers to the opening or flue above a traditional Japanese cooking hearth (kamado) that lets smoke escape. Often part of a fixed earthen stove. The term is regional and somewhat old-fashioned; in modern contexts, 煙突 (chimney) or 換気口 (vent) are more common.
In old houses, there was a smokehole above the hearth to let the smoke out.
traditional cooking hearth; kitchen furnace
Used in the Kyoto area to refer to the earthen cooking stove itself, not just the smokehole. This is a dialectal usage (Kyoto-ben). In standard Japanese, 竈 (かまど) is the common word for such a hearth.
At my grandmother's house in Kyoto, there is still an old traditional hearth.
Standard kanji for the hearth or smokehole, though the character is not in the Jōyō list.
Kana spelling is practical for learners and when the kanji is not available.
Explicitly includes 突 (projection) for the smokehole sense; rare.
Variant of 竈突 using the simplified 竃; rare.
Simplified variant of 竈; rare.
The origin is uncertain. The reading くど may be related to an old word for a hollow or passage. The kanji 竈 is a traditional character for a cooking stove or hearth.