こたつ
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Meanings
Noun
1. kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well) (Usually kana)
Other spellings
炬こ燵たつ
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Pitch accent
こたつ
Used in vocabulary
こたつがけ
futon or cloth attached to the kotatsu's frame; cover for kotatsu
Noun
置おき火燵ごたつ
portable brazier
Noun
こたつ虫むし
someone who curls up under a kotatsu all winter; kotatsu bug; kotatsu snail
Noun
春はる炬ご燵たつ
kotatsu not put away but used in spring
Noun
炬こ燵たつやぐら
square latticed wooden frame for a kotatsu
Noun
コタツ記き事じ
(online) article that is a rehash of information already available online (or has been shown on TV); article (written from the comfort of one's) kotatsu
Noun
Examples1
Of course you'll catch a cold if you fall asleep under the kotatsu. You have to learn to take care of yourself.