Kotatsu

JLPT N1

Usually written in kana.

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Also read:

炬燵 (Kotatsu) is a Japanese noun meaning “kotatsu, table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)”.

Meanings

  1. nounkotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)

Examples

  • Of course you'll catch a cold if you fall asleep under the kotatsu. You have to learn to take care of yourself.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 炬燵

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