囲炉裏

居炉裏、 囲炉裡

Reading

Kana: いろり
Romaji: irori
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

sunken hearth; sunken fireplace

Kanji

Readings: イ、 かこ.む、 かこ.う、 かこ.い
Meanings: surround, besiege, store, paling, enclosure, encircle, preserve, keep
Readings: ロ、 いろり
Meanings: hearth, furnace, kiln, reactor
Readings: リ、 うら
Meanings: back, amidst, in, reverse, inside, palm, sole, rear, lining, wrong side
Readings: キョ、 コ、 い.る、 -い、 お.る
Meanings: reside, to be, exist, live with
Readings: リ、 うち、 うら
Meanings: reverse, inside, palm, sole, rear, lining, wrong side

Example Sentence

(わたし)たちはいろりの(まわ)りに(すわ)りました。
➥We sat round the fire.
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