# 炉 — hearth; furnace

炉 means “hearth; furnace”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 8 strokes. On'yomi: ロ (ro). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: hearth; furnace
- On'yomi: ロ (ro)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 8
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Fire & light 2

## How to remember 炉

Parts: 火 fire · 戸 door

## Don't confuse it with

[所](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/place/) · [戻](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/go-back/) · [肩](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/shoulder/) · [房](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/chamber/)

## More in the “Fire & light 2” set

[炉](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/hearth/) · [陰](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/shade/) · [闇](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/darkness/) · [窯](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/kiln/) · [薪](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/firewood/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/hearth/. Last updated 2026-11-01.