炉
炉 — Hearth
hearth, furnace, kiln, reactor
On’yomiロ (ro)
Kun’yomiいろり (irori)
Stroke order (8 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 炉
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 原子炉 | げんしろ genshiro | atomic reactor; nuclear reactor |
| 炉心 | ろしん roshin | nuclear reactor core |
| 高炉 | こうろ kouro | blast furnace |
| 香炉 | こうろ kouro | censer; incense burner |
| 暖炉 | だんろ danro | fireplace; hearth; stove |
| 溶鉱炉 | ようこうろ youkouro | smelting furnace; blast furnace |
Study notes
炉 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 8 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1359 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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