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fireplace; hearth
A structure built into a wall where a fire can be lit for warmth. While not common in typical Japanese homes, fireplaces appear in Western-style buildings, lodges, and are familiar through foreign movies and literature.
暖炉に火をつける。
To light a fire in the fireplace.
暖炉の前で本を読む。
To read a book in front of the fireplace.
冬になると、暖炉のある山小屋で過ごすのが楽しみだ。
In winter, I look forward to spending time in a mountain lodge with a fireplace.
Traditional Japanese homes use different heating methods such as 囲炉裏 (open hearth sunk into the floor) and こたつ (heated table). 暖炉 specifically refers to the Western-style fireplace built into a wall with a chimney. Common collocations: 暖炉に火をつける (to light the fireplace), 暖炉の前 (in front of the fireplace), 暖炉の火 (the fire in the fireplace).