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Door Fire Hearth Fire Proof 炉 ロ いろり Furnace

Kanji
Onyomi
Kunyomi いろり
English hearth, furnace, kiln, reactor
JLPT Level 1
Jouyou Grade S
Frequency 1359
Components 火: fire
戸: door; counter for houses; door radical (no. 63)
Number of Strokes 8
Kanji Radical
Radical Number 86
Radical Strokes 4
Radical Reading ひ・ひへん・れっか・れんが
Traditional Form
Classification 形声 Phonetic
Keyword hearth
Koohii Story 1 This hearth is equipped with a fire-proof door. On the kanji you can see somewhat pictographically the fire-proof door keeping the fire behind, and nothing comes under the door primitive, where you would have expected to see another primitive.
Koohii Story 2 -"Honey? Do we have any wood left for the hearth?" -"Aagh, just use the frickin´ door!".
RTK Index (new) 1161

Tags: jlpt.n1, grades, kanjifreq1001-1500, kanji_structure.town.building

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