かまど

noun

kamado; traditional Japanese cook stove

A traditional wood or charcoal-fueled stove, often built into the kitchen floor. Now mostly historical or rural, but the term is still used in cultural contexts.

• 祖そ母ぼの家いえにはまだ古ふるいかまどが残のこっている。

  My grandmother's house still has an old kamado stove.

• かまどで炊たいたご飯はんは格かく別べつだ。

  Rice cooked on a kamado is exceptional.

noun

household; family

Metonymic use: the stove as the center of the home, referring to the household or family unit. Often used in expressions like かまどを分ける (to set up a separate household).

• 息子むすこは結けっ婚こんしてかまどを分わけた。

  My son got married and set up his own household.

• 同おなじかまどの飯めしを食くった仲なかだ。

  We're like family; we've eaten from the same pot.