SuGoiSuす語彙す炬
炬: torch
torch; (in 炬燵) kotatsu
9 strokesNames & literary · Rare kanji (1級 range)in 2 words here
Readings
On
コ・キョ
Kun—
Seen mostly in 炬燵 (こたつ, heated table); 炬火 (きょか) is a literary word for a torch.
Key words
炬燵こたつkotatsu (heated table)
炬火きょかtorch
掘り炬燵ほりごたつsunken kotatsu
炬燵布団こたつぶとんkotatsu quilt
Example sentences
寒い夜は、炬燵に入ってみかんを食べるのが一番だ。
On a cold night, nothing beats sitting at the kotatsu and eating mandarins.
祭りの夜、若者たちは炬火を掲げて山道を登った。
On the night of the festival, the young men climbed the mountain path holding up torches.
旅館の部屋には、足を伸ばせる掘り炬燵があった。
The inn's room had a sunken kotatsu where you could stretch your legs.