noun
electrically heated carpet
A carpet with built-in electric heating elements, used like an electric blanket but placed on the floor. Common in Japanese homes during colder months.
wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from electric carpet
冬は電気カーペットを敷いて、こたつと一緒に使っています。
In winter, I lay out an electric carpet and use it together with the kotatsu.
電
When you sit on the electric carpet, you warm up quickly.