炉 (furnace, hearth, kiln, reactor) - Kanji Codex

炉

furnace, hearth, kiln, reactor

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ロ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

いろり

Stroke Order

8 / 8

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:8

JLPT:1

Frequency:1359

Vocabulary

ロ

Word	Reading	Meaning
原子炉	ゲンシロ	atomic reactor; nuclear reactor
焜炉	コンロ	cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
高炉	コウロ	blast furnace
炉心	ロシン	nuclear reactor core
香炉	コウロ	censer; incense burner

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
居炉裏	いろり	sunken hearth; sunken fireplace
核反応炉	かくはんのうろ	nuclear reactor
炉端	ろばた	fireside; hearth; by the fire
炉端焼き	ろばたやき	food cooked on a grill in front of customers
平炉	ひらろ	open-hearth furnace

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