炉

hearth

Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingロ

Kun readingいろり

Jōyō Grade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

hearthRtK
暖炉には薪が足りず、早くも火勢が衰え始めている。Without enough wood on the fire, the flames are already beginning to die down.tatoeba
彼は座って本を読んでおり、暖炉の側では妻が裁縫をしていた。He sat reading with his wife sewing by the fire.tatoeba
furnace
kiln
reactor

fireplace
young girl

Radicals and components

Radical火fire 灬variant

Components

How it's built

炉

Mnemonic (RtK)

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hearth-fire · door (戸) · one (一) · ceiling (冖) · flag (方)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1161

Compound words

暖炉だんろ

fireplace; hearth; stove

atomic reactor; nuclear reactor

溶鉱炉ようこうろ

smelting furnace; blast furnace

懐炉かいろ

pocket heater

甑炉そうろ

furnace (for casting bronze)

pressurized water reactor

夏炉冬扇かろとうせん

summer fires and winter fans

核反応炉かくはんのうろ

nuclear reactor

電気焜炉でんきこんろ

electric cooking stove

Additional Examples

彼は仕事を終えると、炉辺で本を読み勉強したものだった。

After he had finished his work, he would read and study by the fireside.tatoeba

彼は座って本を読んでおり、暖炉の側では妻が裁縫をしていた。

He sat reading with his wife sewing by the fire.tatoeba

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 炉

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step