炉 Furnace

Radical Combination

• 火

  Fire
• 戸

  Door

Meaning

Primary

Furnace

Mnemonic

A fire door is a door that leads to something full of fire. That thing is a furnace.

Hints

Open the fire door and feel the heat of the furnace. Hot!

Readings

On’yomi

ろ

Kun’yomi

いろり

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

You're using the furnace to melt tar to put on the road (ろ).

Hints

Smell the tar baking from the furnace. Feel the heat from the furnace. Fix the road, while you're at it.