囲炉裏

Japanese

囲炉裏 (an irori)

Kanji in this term
囲	炉	裏
い Grade: 4	ろ Grade: S	り Grade: 6
on’yomi

Etymology

Possibly from Ainu [Term?].

The kanji spelling is an example of phonetic ateji (当て字).

Pronunciation

On’yomi: Kan’on
- (Tokyo) いろり [ìrórí] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
- IPA^(key): [iɾo̞ɾʲi]

Noun

囲炉裏 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 圍爐裏, hiragana いろり, rōmaji irori, historical hiragana ゐろり)

a traditional sunken hearth or fireplace cut in the middle of a floor; usually found in homes in northern Japan
Synonyms: 炉 (ro), ゆるり (yururi)

Derived terms

囲 (い)炉 (ろ)裏 (り)端 (ばた) (iroribata)

References

↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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