懐炉

Japanese

Kanji in this term
懐	炉
かい Grade: S	ろ Grade: S
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
懷爐 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) かいろ [káꜜìrò] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ka̠iɾo̞]

Noun

懐(かい)炉(ろ) or 懐炉(カイロ) • (kairo) ^{←くわいろ (kwairo)?}

1. bosom-warmer; body-warmer
2. (by extension) handwarmer

   使(つか)い捨(す)てカイロ

   tsukaisute kairo

   disposable handwarmer

References

• “懐炉”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026