Word Meaning 炬燵

こたつ kotatsu

炬燵 is read as こたつ (kotatsu) and means kotatsu.

Meaning

English

kotatsu
table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat

Reading

Kana

こたつ

Romaji

kotatsu

Writing Variants

火燵こたつ kotatsu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 1級 Rank 8015 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

炬燵記事

こたつきじ

(online) article that is a rehash of information already available online (or has been shown on TV)

炬燵布団

こたつぶとん

quilt coverlet for a kotatsu

炬燵虫

こたつむし

someone who curls up under a kotatsu all winter

炬燵櫓

こたつやぐら

square latticed wooden frame for a kotatsu

炬燵テーブル

こたつてーぶる

(electric) kotatsu table

春炬燵

はるごたつ

kotatsu not put away but used in spring

Example Sentences

ある日、私が戻ってくると、女房と、友人の某とが、炬燵の中に入っているのである。

One day, I came back and my wife and one of my friends were inside the kotatsu.

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こたつ猫 Kotatsu-neko