こたつ

kotatsu

table with heater
(orig) charcoal brazier in a floor well

noun

Also written 炬燵、火燵

Chinese meanings

被炉

Examples

こたつで寝ちゃったら風邪引くのはあたりまえ。自己管理がなっていない。
Of course you'll catch a cold if you fall asleep under the kotatsu. You have to learn to take care of yourself.
在被炉里睡着了会感冒是当然的，你太不注意照顾自己了。
Tatoeba #224206
冬はこたつで温まる。
Warm up under the kotatsu in winter.
冬天在被炉里取暖。
家族がこたつを囲んだ。
The family gathered around the kotatsu.
家人围坐在被炉旁。

Use this entry in code

import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('e642ca265e'); // こたつ

{
  "id": "e642ca265e",
  "word": "こたつ",
  "reading": "こたつ",
  "romaji": "kotatsu",
  "meanings": [
    "table with heater",
    "(orig) charcoal brazier in a floor well"
  ],
  "level": "N1",
  "pos": [
    "n"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1194360,
  "other_forms": [
    "炬燵",
    "火燵"
  ],
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "こたつで寝ちゃったら風邪引くのはあたりまえ。自己管理がなっていない。",
      "en": "Of course you'll catch a cold if you fall asleep under the kotatsu. You have to learn to take care of yourself.",
      "tatoeba_id": 224206
    },
    {
      "ja": "冬はこたつで温まる。",
      "en": "Warm up under the kotatsu in winter."
    },
    {
      "ja": "家族がこたつを囲んだ。",
      "en": "The family gathered around the kotatsu."
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "source_hash": "cbf78e4f826f721d71502bec344a6b3bb4bdf1efa448f1862d28e35d3428868b",
    "meanings": [
      "被炉"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "こたつで寝ちゃったら風邪引くのはあたりまえ。自己管理がなっていない。",
        "zh": "在被炉里睡着了会感冒是当然的，你太不注意照顾自己了。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "冬はこたつで温まる。",
        "zh": "冬天在被炉里取暖。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "家族がこたつを囲んだ。",
        "zh": "家人围坐在被炉旁。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n1/e642ca265e",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1194360; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "review_hash": "1482c4bfd39ce8c9443aef95582874b9a346d4c8b4ae2314cff50485a2dab0e6",
    "status": "reviewed",
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28"
  }
}