囲い炉ろ裏り

noun

sunken hearth; traditional open fireplace

A traditional Japanese heating and cooking fixture set into the floor, often found in old farmhouses. The word is culturally specific and has no exact English equivalent.

• 祖そ母ぼの家いえには今いまでも囲い炉ろ裏りがある。

  My grandmother's house still has a sunken hearth.

• 冬ふゆになると、家か族ぞくは囲い炉ろ裏りを囲かこんで暖だんをとった。

  In winter, the family gathered around the sunken hearth to keep warm.