Word Meaning 囲炉裏

いろり irori

囲炉裏 is read as いろり (irori) and means sunken hearth.

Meaning

English

sunken hearth
sunken fireplace

Reading

Kana

いろり

Romaji

irori

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 28 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 122175 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

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炉裏

ろり

young girl

炉を囲む

ろをかこむ

to sit around the fire

裏囲い

うらがこい

back fence

囲碁

いご

go (board game)

囲障

いしょう

fence (esp. between buildings)

囲郭村

いかくそん

walled settlement

囲壁

いへき

enclosure

天井裏

てんじょううら

above the ceiling

成功裏

せいこうり

(with a) successful outcome

里内裏

さとだいり

imperial palace temporarily built outside of the great imperial palace (Heian period)

影裏

えいり

shade

秘密裏

ひみつり

behind closed doors

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ハクメイとミコチ「ネジとベッドと 囲炉裏と博打」 Hakumei to Mikochi: Neji to Bed to Irori to Bakuchi