Question

竃 0 穴: hole; aperture; slit; cave; den土: soil; earth; ground; Turkey日: day; sun; Japan; counter for days日: day; sun; Japan; counter for days kitchen stove "We finally found the tortoise that escaped (straw rope (#1377)), it has somehow crawled into a hole just above the kitchen stove and had become quite dirty."

Accepted Answer

かまど, かま, へっつい S+ (none) "The original Japanese kitchen stoves were powered by electric eels (hey, Edison never made it to the far east!), so a small hole had to be placed in the dirt under the stove (for the eels to swim around in)."

Kanji	竃
Kunyomi	かまど, かま, へっつい
JLPT Level	0
Jouyou Grade	S+
Components	穴: hole; aperture; slit; cave; den 土: soil; earth; ground; Turkey 日: day; sun; Japan; counter for days 日: day; sun; Japan; counter for days
Traditional Form	(none)
Keyword	kitchen stove
Koohii Story 1	"The original Japanese kitchen stoves were powered by electric eels (hey, Edison never made it to the far east!), so a small hole had to be placed in the dirt under the stove (for the eels to swim around in)."
Koohii Story 2	"We finally found the tortoise that escaped (straw rope (#1377)), it has somehow crawled into a hole just above the kitchen stove and had become quite dirty."

Kitchen Stove 日 Day Sun Japan Counter Eels