炬 — kanji meaning “torch”
炬
torch, signal fire
- Meanings
- torch, signal fire
- On'yomi
- コ (ko)、キョ (kyo)
- Kun'yomi
- —
- Name readings
- たい
- Strokes
- 9
- Classical radical
- 86
- Chinese reading
- jù — Chinese character page
Words with 炬
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 炬燵 | こたつ kotatsu | kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well) |
| 炬火 | きょか kyoka | pine torch; torchlight; firebrand |
| 炬燵掛け | こたつがけ kotatsugake | futon or cloth attached to the kotatsu's frame; cover for kotatsu |
| 春炬燵 | はるごたつ harugotatsu | kotatsu not put away but used in spring |
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