Irori is an English word. Below you'll find 2 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Irori in a sentence
Irori meaning
A traditional sunken hearth common in Japan, used to heat the home and to cook food.
Using Irori
- The main meaning on this page is: A traditional sunken hearth common in Japan, used to heat the home and to cook food.
Context around Irori
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Irori
- In this selection, "irori" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, sunken, hearth and remained stand out and add context to how "irori" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include charcoal called irori remained in and the sunken irori hearth for. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "irori" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with irori
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Inside, guests sleep on futon mats and gather around the sunken irori hearth for home-cooked meals. (17 words)
A kind of open fire pit fired with charcoal, called irori, remained in use as the secondary stove in most homes until the Edo period (17th to 19th century). (29 words)
A kind of open fire pit fired with charcoal, called irori, remained in use as the secondary stove in most homes until the Edo period (17th to 19th century). (29 words)
Inside, guests sleep on futon mats and gather around the sunken irori hearth for home-cooked meals. (17 words)
Example sentences (2)
Inside, guests sleep on futon mats and gather around the sunken irori hearth for home-cooked meals.
A kind of open fire pit fired with charcoal, called irori, remained in use as the secondary stove in most homes until the Edo period (17th to 19th century).