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kotatsu

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A knee-high table with a heater inside which is used with a coverlet during winter.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From Japanese 炬燵 (kotatsu).

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 暖桌 (nuǎnzhuō) — a knee-high table with an electric foot-warmer
  • Chinese Mandarin: 被爐 /被炉 (bèilú) — a knee-high table with an electric foot-warmer
  • Indonesian: kotatsu — a knee-high table with an electric foot-warmer
  • Japanese: 炬燵 (kotatsu) — a knee-high table with an electric foot-warmer
  • Korean: 코타츠 (kotacheu) — a knee-high table with an electric foot-warmer
  • Russian: кота́цу (kotácu) — a knee-high table with an electric foot-warmer