How to say "fireplace" in Japanese

• 暖炉だんろCommon
  nounThe common word for a fireplace: the structure in a room where a fire is lit to warm the house. It also covers the hearth and, in some contexts, a stove.
  これはたいそう快適かいてきな暖炉だんろですね。↗

  This is a very nice fireplace.
• 炉ろ
  nounIts core sense is 'hearth' — the spot where a fire is actually built, rather than the fixture around it. For the fireplace in a living room, 暖炉 is the word you want.
• シュミネ
  nounA loanword from French cheminée, covering the fireplace together with its mantelpiece. It is less common than 暖炉 and seldom the word you want in most contexts.
• ファイアプレース
  nounA katakana borrowing of the English word, referring to a fireplace as a fixture in a room. It is understood but rarely used; 暖炉 is the natural choice in almost any context.

Use 暖炉 for the fireplace in a home; 炉 for the hearth where the fire is actually built; 「シュミネ」 and 「ファイアプレース」 are less common loanwords you will seldom need.

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• 暖炉だんろfireplace
• 炉ろhearth
• シュミネfireplace
• ファイアプレースfireplace