also: ちろ
sunken hearth; fireplace dug into the floor
A traditional Japanese hearth built into the floor or ground, similar to an 囲炉裏 (irori). Used for heating and cooking.
See also: 囲炉裏
An old private house still has a sunken hearth.
The family gathered around the sunken hearth to keep warm.
We gathered around the sunken hearth to warm ourselves.
They cooked by burning firewood in the sunken hearth.
place; point; part; spot; area; passage; portion · counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
Standard kanji form for a sunken hearth; reading じろ is more common.
Alternate reading; less common than じろ.
Compound of 地 (chi/ji, 'ground') and 炉 (ro, 'hearth'). The reading じろ is the more common on'yomi combination; ちろ is a less common variant.