炬燵

こたつ · also コタツ

kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)

common word Also written 火燵

Meaning

n
kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)

Example sentences

ある日、私が戻ってくると、女房と、友人の某とが、炬燵の中に入っているのである。

One day, I came back and my wife and one of my friends were inside the kotatsu.