Meaning

Primary

Blast Furnace

Word Type

noun

Explanation

A high furnace is one that's particularly hot and blasty. This is a blast furnace.

Reading

こうろ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

Context

Context Sentences

今朝の朝刊で、その鉄鋼会社は世界一大きな高炉の建設を計画していると読んだよ。

I read in the newspaper this morning that the steel company is planning to build the world’s largest blast furnace.

Kanji Composition