portable kotatsu; movable heated table
A kotatsu that can be placed anywhere, as opposed to a built-in hori-gotatsu. Uses a brazier or electric heater underneath.
My grandmother brings out the portable kotatsu into the living room when winter comes.
This portable kotatsu is light, so you can move it wherever you like.
A sunken kotatsu built into the floor, whereas 置き炬燵 is a movable unit placed on the floor.
General term for a heated table; 置き炬燵 specifies the portable type.
Standard kanji spelling using 炬燵 for kotatsu.
Variant using 火燵; less common but still seen.
Abbreviated spelling without okurigana.
Rare abbreviated variant.
Formed from 置き “set in place; freestanding” and 炬燵, denoting a movable type distinct from a built-in sunken hearth. The character 燵 was created in Japan for writing こたつ.