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Japanese symbol for “fireplace”

Romaji: danro
fireplace; hearth; stove

In Japanese, fireplace is , read (danro).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n fireplace; hearth; stove

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

warmth
on: ダン、ノン
kun: あたた.か、あたた.かい、あたた.まる、あたた.める
13 strokes · JLPT 2
hearth, furnace, kiln
on: ロ
kun: いろり
8 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “fireplace”

WordReadingMeaning
ろ rohearth; fireplace
シュミネ shuminefireplace; mantlepiece
ファイアプレース faiapureesufireplace

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
おんだん ondanwarm; mild; temperate
あたたかい atatakaiwarm; mild; (pleasantly) hot
だんぼう danbou(indoor) heating
れいだんぼう reidanbouair conditioning and heating
だんとう dantoumild winter; warm winter
ろしん roshinnuclear reactor core
ようこうろ youkourosmelting furnace; blast furnace
こうろ kouroblast furnace

See also: Chinese symbol for “fireplace”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.