JLPT N1 · Noun

こたつ (kotatsu)

こたつ is a Japanese noun meaning “kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: こたつ
Romaji: kotatsu
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well) · noun · usually written in kana

Example sentences

こたつで寝ちゃったら風邪引くのはあたりまえ。自己管理がなっていない。

Of course you'll catch a cold if you fall asleep under the kotatsu. You have to learn to take care of yourself.

Tatoeba #224206

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Source: JMdict entry 1194360 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.