This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

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かまど、へっつい
kitchen range; cooking stove; hearth; (kitchen) furnace
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竈、竃
かま
stove; furnace; kiln
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七竈

七竃
ななかまど、ナナカマド
Japanese rowan (Sorbus commixta)
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土窯

土竈、土竃
どがま
earthen kiln
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竈神

竃神
かまどがみ
tutelary deities of the hearth
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黄泉竈食ひ

黄泉竃食ひ、黄泉戸喫
よもつへぐい
eating the food of the dead (which prevents return from the underworld)
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竃馬

竈馬
かまどうま、カマドウマ
camel cricket (Diestrammena apicalis); camelback cricket; cave cricket; spider cricket