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Japanese symbol for “mantelpiece”

Romaji: rodana
mantelpiece

In Japanese, mantelpiece is , read (rodana).

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Meanings

  1. n mantelpiece

Kanji and stroke order

hearth, furnace, kiln
on: ロ
kun: いろり
8 strokes · JLPT 1
shelf, ledge, rack
on: ホウ
kun: たな、-だな
12 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “mantelpiece”

WordReadingMeaning
マンテルピース manterupiisumantelpiece

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
だんろ danrofireplace; hearth; stove
ろしん roshinnuclear reactor core
ようこうろ youkourosmelting furnace; blast furnace
こうろ kouroblast furnace
こうろ kourocenser; incense burner
いろり irorisunken hearth; sunken fireplace
ほんだな hondanabookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
たなあげ tanaageshelving (a matter, plan, etc.); pigeonholing; tabling

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.