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高炉 (こうろ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

高こう炉ろ

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Meanings

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noun

blast furnace

Industrial furnace for smelting iron ore, used in steelmaking.

製せい鉄てつ所じょでは高炉こうろがにが24時間じゅうよじ稼働かんかどうしている。
The blast furnace operates 24 hours a day at the steel mill.

Kanji

高tall, high, expensive
炉hearth, furnace, kiln

Etymology

Compound of 高 (high) and 炉 (furnace), referring to the tall shaft structure of a blast furnace.