Word Meaning 開炉

かいろ kairo

開炉 is read as かいろ (kairo) and means first lighting of the hearth in a Zen temple (first day of the 10th or 11th month).

Meaning

English

first lighting of the hearth in a Zen temple (first day of the 10th or 11th month)

Reading

Kana

かいろ

Romaji

kairo

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Antonyms 閉炉 Rank 90956 Priority O

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炉開き

ろびらき

opening the winter hearth

開催

かいさい

holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.)

開幕

かいまく

raising the curtain

開拓

かいたく

reclamation (e.g. of wasteland)

開眼

かいがん

filling out the eyes (of a Buddha) as the last step of consecrating a new statue or picture

開墾

かいこん

cultivating new land

開票

かいひょう

counting ballots

開廷

かいてい

court session

開拓者

かいたくしゃ

pioneer

開戦派

かいせんは

war party

開墾地

かいこんち

cultivated land